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Thanks everyone for all hints.
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no not loading the strop. My buddy did use green paste on his strop on the Case knife.

The Case, my buddy did on his Ken Onion Work Sharp. The other two are factory I believe.

My strop has New Era MF'G CO. 476 B'Way N.Y stamped on it. Cost me 2 bucks at an estate sale, so I am not too worried about tearing it up. Also don't have a razor to strop yet( have a Kinfolks, but...

Not sure about steels, or heat treats. Two of the knives are Spanish made Henckels kitchen knives and the other is an old Case paring knife my parents had. They are all stainless I believe.
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Yes please do. I would be interested in seeing a bow strop, and possibly making one if it is not difficult.

I was wondering if stropping a knife is the same as stropping a razor? In that I mean do you lay the spine on the strop, or do you need to match the grind of the knife. I have stropped a few...