Originally Posted by
PuFFaH
I like the TI paste but on a Tm strop I would say you would be wasting it. The Linen on TM's strops has a very deep pile and the paste would be lost bar the weave that shows upper most. I use the TI paste on a Dovo strop linen and it works great. Dovo's linen paste is also very good but not anywhere near as abrasive as the TI but still gets the job done.
My TM strop linen I just worked it hard with a pumice stone and thick lather repeatedly till "flatter" and it works a treat now. Cost nothing to do as well :)
You don't have to do anything to the linen I must point out, though buffing with a pumice stone evens the surface well on a TM strop.
PuFF