Thread: Skip the Linen?

I never use linen, either; preferring a barber hone for 1 or 2 laps instead.

Originally Posted by leadduck

I need some advice. I'm leaving Wednesday on a two week trip and rather that bring my Red Latigo the my son gave me, I thought I'd take the practice strop he gave me with it. The problem is, it's just a single piece of leather and doesn't have a linen. Should I skip the linen strop for two weeks? I noticed Johnny J uses nylon webbing, so I've considered using the strap on my camera bag. Any thoughts?

I wouldn't try anything until warranted. Leather alone may surprise you if haven't used it exclusively. Heh. kinda like linen does if you think it aint a helper. If your beard and razor are right for each other you could likely make it 1 week w/o doing any thing. I think with 2 razors and a practice strop you would coast. 1 is for just in case happy travels!

I've been using denim for quite some time. I stapled a piece tightly over a 1/2 inch piece of balsa wood and use cerium oxide powder on it or you can try diamond spray or Yellow Stone. As someone stated earlier, use it same as linen. Good stuff. Just make sure you stretch it as tightly as possible so it won't bunch up.

How about a paddle strop, one side leather, one side denim. Full speed ahead.............

JERRY
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