Originally Posted by
JimmyHAD
I've never been one to use a progression of strops. Linen/leather has been my routine. So when I got the suede component I thought it was mighty nice, but I didn't bother with it. Of course just as I thought the 90,000 was too nice to use, after regretting selling it, and buying the friend's extra 80,000, I felt the same way.
I probably haven't stropped on it more than half a dozen times in over a year or two. This thread, amongst a couple of others, has inspired me, and now I am using it. All three components. I used it tonight and it does feel really nice through the razor.
The linen was so hard when I got it that it scared me. I figured it might micro chip an edge. There was a thread about it and Birnando advised washing it a few times. I thought about it and wondered if it wasn't supposed to be like a board, so I didn't do it at first. I finally broke down and one run through the machine with a bit of Tide and a load of clothes, and it is just right.
It isn't a noodle, but it is soft and nice to strop on. If it was still stiff I'd wash it again. Most all the old pro linens on my vintage strops are soft like this is now.