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What even is that linen? I don't know that it is actually flax linen. I got my son one of those. I took the linen and washed it because it seemed like it had a coating on it or something but it never...

Ditto. If you get used to doing an x stroke on the strop it helps you keep from cutting up the strop too.

I recommend an Illinois strop Co No 127 for a starter. It is inexpensive but not cheaply...