I just bought a two-sided paddle strop, made by Jemico, and it was supposed to have russian leather on one side, and cowhide coated with green strop paste on the other.When I got it, it had very nice quality russian leather on one side, but the other side was a very fine grit honing stone. My question is, do you lubricate this stone with water or lather, like other hone stones, and if you do, how do you keep from getting the fine leather on the other side, from soaking up the lubricant, along with its contaminates. It seems to me that it would ruin the leather. Any thoughts or opinions on this?