Thread: Less is More when stropping?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I believe the linen really does improve the edge.

I agree with this as well. Even under a loop I can see a smoother edge with 20 laps on the linen vs right off the hone or paste. I might add that I'm using my dads old Russian strop that has some sort of waxy stuff on the linen. I've been told it's not a paste, but it's the way the strop came when my dad bought it 40+ years ago.

Tod