Quote Originally Posted by AFDavis11 View Post
The linen can be used for:

Cleaning the razor
Building a draw
Unsmoothing the edge
Applying a light honing paste
Gross edge alignment

Unfortunately, the linen is to stropping what a screwdriver is to carpentry, in that its function can be varied or even potentially ignored.

Hey AFDavis. What do you mean by unsmoothing the edge?

Furthermore, can you give any tips on how you would perform each of your functions. I get the honing paste, but is the difference between cleaning and draw just about timing (i.e. after a shave vs. before stropping on leather) or are you also referring to changes in technique.

Thanks.