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There is no need to sand or smooth an 827. It will break in with normal use, and broken in is still rough. It's supposed to be that way.
It's a strop in which the bottom grain is the stropping...

My #827 is my second favorite strop (ok - maybe third!).
It's a workhorse, and does what it's supposed to do.

I just posted on another thread - because you're stropping on the bottom grain it...