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Probably would. The old barbers strops used a linen, or canvas, that was very like that used in old firehose. Much stiffer and thicker than that supplied with current strops. I've used seat belts,...

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In that PDF I linked to in the post above (honing & stropping) they recommend practicing the flip on the strop without the back and forth stropping motion. When you get the flip down pat start the up...

Debate about that too. I've gone back and forth with more and with less. For a long time I did 50 and 50 linen/leather. Than I began doing 30 and 30. I know guys who do less whose opinion I respect...

This has been a debated question for as long as people stropped razors. It is even mentioned as a contested question in the 1961 barber manual excerpt on honing and stropping here in the SRP Wiki. I...