Quote Originally Posted by Sandycrack View Post
This was very helpful. Thank you.

So - in short
More laps on the strop is better than fewer laps - with correct form.
CrOx improves the edge.
Linen is better than webbing (with or without CrOx).

Is that right? I do strop my razors on a CrOx pasted jute strop and it works awesome, but I only do it as a touch up when stopping on the leather doesn't seem to be doing as good a job. When CrOx doesn't get it, I go to the Swaty barber hone. After that, it's in for proper honing.

I used to strop freshly honed razors on the CrOx strop, but stopped after reading a few things on this forum. Now it's just touch ups.

Sandycrack
I've also stopped using CrOx after honing a razor. Partly because I want to feel what the hones are doing to the edge, but mostly because it's just not a necessity. And after discovering the wonder that is a barber hone, I've more or less retired the CrOx all together. It's faster (and less awkward) to touch up a blade by tossing a little lather on a Swaty and doing 4-6 strokes than it is to try and flip open my strop to get at the CrOx pasted linen for 10 laps.

Very interesting to see what the linen and leather are doing at that high magnification. Looks different than what I saw through a 60x loupe, but I'm still adjusting my technique and haven't looked in a while. Might warrant a little closer inspection when I feel up to playing with it.