Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
The one thing that I have disagreed with IME that is in both Razor Central's and in the '61 barber manual excerpt is to strop on the leather only after honing.

I had always gone linen leather until I read that and then tried going to the leather only. I didn't get as good a result (I thought?) as I did when I stropped linen/leather. I'm basing that assumption on more frequent success with HHT. Anyone else notice that instruction and found it to be right or wrong in their experience ?
Jimmy,

Wow thanks for sharing this. I've observed the same thing, but thought maybe it's because of my inexperience with honing and stropping. I wonder if the linen is doing a bit more "deburring" or removing rough hone scratches at the edge that are too rough for the leather only.

Jeff