Ok, Everything I find on searching seems related to pasted paddles. I'm not sure this was a pasted paddle.....

I got a Keene Cutlery razor strop, it's a 1.5 inch widw 4 sided paddle with case. The case says "Use hone when razor is dull. Ordinarily use Brown side first. Ending on plain leather."

Now, the confusing bits- 2 sides (opposing) are cushioned, and the other 2 sides are solid. 3 of the four sides are some shade of bronw...
One solid side has more of a redish tinge. Rubbing my fingers on any side dirties my skin, but I can;t tell if it's paste residue or something else.
The cusioned sides are sueded, and one solid is sueding from wear.

Now, the questions.... and oh the questions...

Any idea why 2 would be cusioned and 2 solid? I have another small anceint paddle that is cow on one side and seal on the other- seal being smoother to the touch- could this 4 sider have been like one of Tony's with different cuts on each face for sucessivly finer stropping (assumeing that concept makes sense- since my understanding is different leather is for different draw, not successivly finer)

Does it sould like the faces are still useable with 2 being sueded? I'm kinda thinking toward the possibility of pasting it...
any and all advice welcome and apretiated.