Thread: Stropping on linen advice..

The SRD premium fabric you can upgrade to is cotton, not linen. The other possible upgrade is wool felt. Linen is thinner, softer and more pliable than cotton. I have the cotton on my SRD Premium 3 (Buffalo) strop, as well as my other 3" strops. It is stiff but works well. I imagine the cotton will eventually get softer with use, but mine certainly has not gotten softer yet. Just focus on good form, maintaining the strop taut and keeping the entire blade on the cotton, without putting any pressure on it.