Thread: Leather surface on the strop

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I agree with you.

I find that a strop with very heavy draw (eg, the old style, thick and oily latigo) bring out the edge very fast indeed, and I think that is not a bad thing, for a novice user for example. The trouble is, they do not refine the edge any further. You need a drier, faster draw strop for this.

Regards,
Neil

And people think I'm nuts for progressive stropping Neil. That's why I have three working Lipshaws. All with different leather stages.
When will people ever figure this out? Even seasoned veterans don't get it.