Why not use leather as the coarser strop with abrasive?
I've used leather bench strops with up to 28 micron diamond paste to polish knife edge bevels that are still a little scratchy looking. I've also used a kangaroo bench strop with no abrasive to put a very smooth edge on knives. Razor edges are much more fragile than knives so I don't know if what I'm thinking will work with razors. I've been using a SRD 3" roo with webbing strop for a month or two now and I like it. I'm still a newbie so I'm asking you guys about instead of using a webbing, linen or felt strop as the "second" strop why not use another leather or roo strop with a coarser abrasive past or spray? Kangaroo, I'm thinking with some .5 to 1 micron spray or paste might make a good second strop for refreshing a razor.
This thought came to me because I don't like the feel of webbing or linen as much as I do the kangaroo I got from SRD. I have a 3"x8" roo strop mounted on glass. I may put some coarser abrasive on it to see how it works at refreshing the edge. I think I have some 1 micron DMT paste I could put on it just to see. I seldom use strops for knives any more.
I'm getting used to the webbing some but I haven't used the linen strop because it's too stiff feeling. I washed it and it's softer but still stiff. I already love the "feel" of stropping with the kangaroo strop. If the significance of the refurbishing strop is it's a little coarser than leather but not as coarse as the stones, I don't see why coarser abrasive on kangaroo wouldn't work very well.
Anyone tried leather or roo as the refurbishing strop?