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Hey all, I'm thinking again about purchasing one of Tony Miller's strops and was wondering what the difference is between the two materials. I am also interested in hearing opinions of, and experiences with each. Tony, your input would be especially helpful I'm sure.
Thanks,
I've got a 2 1/2 Tony Miller with the horse/latigo/linen. I like the linen very much. I haven't tried the cotton.
I have both and they do the same job. It's more a matter of which do you prefer by feel. personally I like the linen.
I prefer the linen to his older cotton, but regrettably
I have not yet tried the new smooth cotton...
- Scott
I also really like the linen, it is very easy to strop on and does wonders in terms of maintaining the edge
I've tried both. Don't know if the cotton I had was the new cotton, but it wasn't smooth, exactly. I have a linen strop on a red latigo artisan and I like it better than the cotton strop. It's really is just an aesthetic feel-thing, though. The linen just looks and feels nicer. I don't know if there was a performance difference.
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I've got both a cotton/red latigo and linen/horsehide, and I never use the cotton/latigo. The linen/horsehide has saved my life :D
Latigo + horsehide is perfect combination for me. Works great for any ocasion.
Dave,
My vote is for the linen. I like the way the razor feels on this material better than stropping on cotton - and I got both from Tony. Which is the better for the razor - I don't have a clue.
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I have to second this one. Both the cotton and the linen feel GREAT, but the linen has a little added resistance which makes it feel downright fun. Both rock though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce