Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
Haven't tried it that way, but there is a difference in my stropping when I warm the strop enough with the heel of the hand so that it feels hot, then strop the razor.. I always figure it warmed the oils in the strop and made them more better


don't know the reason but a warm strop seems to work best for me..
Good point. Yes, I too vigorously prep the strop with the ball of my palm to warm up the leather, then I heat my SR under running hot water before stropping. Heating up the steel seems to have a positive effect on the feel.