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As some of you have noticed, I ventured out into the DIY Strop land and now have 2 new 3" wide cowhide hanging strops. Is it OK to buy some diamond paste for one of them? Will that work on a hanging strop? It seems that pasted strops are usually paddle strops. Any particular reason for this?

IF it is OK to paste a hanging strop, which side would be best to paste? Both sides seem to have nice stropping abilities (the finished side and the split leather side).

And finally, I have a Boss Barber Hone and these strops - that's it. What grit level should I choose for the strop for maximum sharpening ability given that I would then use a barber hone and plain strop?

Thanks for the input!