View Poll Results: Stropping after Honing, What do you think/do
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Strop only on Plain Leather
14 25.93% -
Strop first on Plain Linen then Plain Leather
31 57.41% -
Stropping is determined by the finisher I used
2 3.70% -
Strop first on a pasted strop then one of the above
7 12.96%
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Thread: Stropping after Honing
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12-05-2019, 02:30 PM #1
My usual post honing routine is 20 Kanoyama canvas, 35 Kanoyama suede, followed by 65 Kanoyama cordovan, using a 3-piece Kanoyama strop of course.
I use jnats almost exclusively, and always felt that flax linen sets a fresh jnat edge back a little, linen is abrasive. The canvas seems to smooth the edge feel a little, some jnats can impart a very keen edge. I do like flax linen instead of canvas after honing with a coticule.
After shaving, the routine is usually 35 suede/65 cordovan. If I’m doing an edge longevity test, flax linen every 5-7 shaves will help after 35 shaves or so.My doorstop is a Nakayama