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The strops I see in the shops are quite thick and dense and seem smooth-will this leather do a similar job? Or will it need treatment? It has the old style double buckles so I have hung it from them on the bathroom door and am slowly stropping and with no pressure trying it out-I usually use newspaper as I don't yet have a bought strop so I can't compare...
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Plus I am in Australia and can get kangaroo leather as cheap as chips-again can I use it straight up (I don't mean on a bench) or do I need to treat it and make a backing for it to be a hanging strop?

Any input to my rapidly growing knowledge would be appreciated...

mahtay