I have a question about these two types of strops. I own three strops that get regular use. I have a Haldy's Old Scott which is plain leather and an Old Gold strop which is leather and silk webbing. I also have a baby loom strop which is my traveling strop and the strop I take with me when I shave at the gym.

The way I use these is I do fifty laps on the silk, then fifty on one leather strop which has more draw and I finish with fifty on the leather that has the least amount of draw. Then I pack my razor in my gym bag and head off to the gym. So when it come time for the shave the razor should be ready to go, but being a person with shaving related OCD I like to give it an additional twenty or so laps on the loom strop immediately before the shave.

What I wanted to know (I got to the question eventually) is, does stropping on a loom strop and a hanging strop do the same for a razor? The hanging strop will always have some sag, no matter how tight you hold it, but the loom strop is a flat surface. After stropping on hanging strops, would the very edge of the blade actually touch the leather on a loom strop, or am I just indulging my OCD?

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.