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Hmmmm I don't know if that would accomplish the same thing, the linen is designed to take off the roughness and the micro rust on a good edge before it touches leather... It just works for this...

One of the little talked about uses of the linen on the strop is the fact that it will break down a over-honed/micro-chipped blade usually before said edge touches yer face... 30-50 laps on the linen...