Originally Posted by
AFDavis11
Just to be clear, like it or not, IT WORKS! Also, it has nothing to do with treating the strop. NOTHING. Let me say that one more time. It has nothing to do with treating the strop. Its used to make the strop work BETTER! Not just to produce draw, like draw is some subjective thing, like pretty razors. It's done to improve the performance of the strop. That way you don't have to do so many laps when stropping. It takes a few try's because you have to deeply impregnate the leather. Tallow? Don't need no stinking tallow. This is mistreating the leather so it'll do our bidding. This is the big difference between honing intervals.