Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
I like to lead a linen strop. I just use a stick- on, tire weight. Lay it on a table, and rub it on the strop.

I only use mine after a fresh honing
Mike-What does lead add to a newly-honed edge? Just smoother, like CrOx does? I've got a number of cotton and linen secondary strops on old vintage shells that I never use-thinking about trying this.

How much do you need to rub in? Will it gray up a bit? I normally follow CrOx stropping by a few quick strokes on my jeans to avoid cross-contamination before going to the leather. I would think you would follow the lead with something similar? I certainly wouldn't want any lead left behind during a shave.