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Was just stropping up a razor for a shave and noticed the Fine Linen side of the Illinois #827 said, "Finishing".

So am wondering, being that it is impregnated with zinc oxide, would the...

Thanks Martin103!!

When this was first mentioned, I looked more closely at the linen side and it definitely seemed the most unusual linen I'd seen. When I stropped on the crisp, hard linen side,...

Yes, haha, the Fromm Strop conditioner was suggested to apply to the #827, which I did and was great. I also applied it to a dried out 3" tan leather strop that felt like stropping on an ice rink....

So as a beginner, must say that after having using this strop for the last 3 weeks, and having used it on several blades now, what a difference a quality strop makes!

After stropping with the #827...

Thanks! So you're saying stropping on the #827 and then a couple of laps on the English tan leather would be a good progression....get a nice sharp yet smooth edge?

So just got an Illinois #827 2.5" strop from the Classic Edge, Phil say's to use some conditioner on this strop for initial use. So put some on, let it dry for the 24 hours, and did some stropping...