Originally Posted by
Obie
Gentlemen,
I use only leather on the Kanayama followed by palm stropping. This seems to put a sweeter edge on my blades. The linen didn't seem to do much for me, and I no longer have the Kanayama model with the suede component.
Also, since I keep my stropping length at about seven to eight inches, rather than the entire length of the strop, my number count is about 75 strokes. About 50 palm strokes add the final touch to my stropping. I must say, I do enjoy stropping; it's relaxing. This keeps my blades in good shape for a while.
When the blades need refreshing, I do a few strokes on linen with CrO, followed by the standard set of strokes on leather and palm. Finally, if the blades need it, then I go to the hones.