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Strop Question - Badger & Blade

Sweet. So not sure if the strop is specifically belfast linen but I know it was used. I'll try and find my evidence I'm sure I've seen it places.

Not too sure but I think it has somethign to do with sweeney todd. It's some dark poem. Its a series of limmericks and I only know the last one by heart:

For he went to hell but his wife got well...

Yeah we'll see. I just don't like paddles that much (you'll recall I was looking around a bit for a broken strop to make a paddle from- but I decided that was a waste.) I currently have balsa w/...

I know I have seen some strops that will say Genuine Horsehide Shell on the leather and Genuine Belfast Linen on the strop. Oh well. It was cheap and we'll see how it goes. I think I got a piece that...

So there's a ditty that ends in
"For the razor blade was German made
But the sheet was Belfast linen."
Anyways. I ordered up some belfast linen and am venturing to make a strop from it. Any tips...