Thread: Linen "Leveling Effect"

Since the topic came up about stropping with linen, I have a question. I was wondering what apparent "grit" stropping on leather or linen would be?



Richard

Purely organic materials like leather and linen (unprocessed) have virtually no "grit" capable of significantly scratching the hardness of carbon or stainless steal. However, the leather processing and linen processing methods do leave microscopic silicates, chromium, inks, dyes, and other elements capable of effecting metal. An estimate, based on the maximum size of leather processing components would put most strops at 90,000 grit or finer. Linen is even finer, believe it or not, unless a paste has been applied. These are just estimates of course.