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The leather I had, had a glossy finish. I read that leather used for strops should have a "suede" finish to give some drag when you strop the blade. So, I sanded the leather to get that "suede"...

I may redo the finish on the strops with finer grit sandpaper, then.

As for the polishing paste, I have no idea exactly how fine it is, and since I don't have the money to spend on stropping paste...

Since I purchased a shave-ready straight razor from the classifieds here a while back and have started shaving with it I needed a strop. I don't have the money to buy one at the moment (I've spent...