I just got a new dovo two sided strop for a x-mas gift. I must say that it is a hell of a lot nicer than the old crappy one i bought online for 20 bucks. The leather is about 1,000 times better quality. The question I have is should i paste the canvas side. I have been using the ti paste on my old leather strop because it was quite useless without it. It put a great mirror finish on the edge of my razors. So should i use it the same way on my new one on the canvas??:shrug: