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10-02-2016, 10:07 PM #1Senior Member
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Linen. Real linen not cotton webbing called linen.
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10-02-2016, 10:29 PM #2Truth is weirder than any fiction..
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Haven't tried poly, and linen varies. The best linen I have tried is on a vintage Japanese strop.
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10-03-2016, 01:15 AM #3Senior Member
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Interesting that this comes up now. I had a poly webbing strop and it was very loud and seemed rough. For that reason, I stopped using it and eventually sold it. I have some real linen and also cotton "linen" and they both seem to have a similiar sharpening effect and I like them both as they are soft and quiet with very little draw.
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10-03-2016, 06:15 AM #4Senior Member
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Interesting to see there are no advocates so far for poly webbing, yet both SRP and PRC use it with their English Bridle strops, I'd be almost surprised to learn this was simply down to cost as they are no less expensive than my German made Kohl Laibach.
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10-03-2016, 09:47 AM #5Who's that guy think he is...
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I also do not care for poly webbing, however I have an old piece of seatbelt that I use for a pasted strop. Linen is awesome cotton next.
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10-03-2016, 02:03 PM #6Senior Member
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I recently made a strop using craft burlap on the backside. I did sand it down on the belt sander to take the 'edge' off. I've been using it for the past month or so and really like it.
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10-03-2016, 03:10 PM #7The Assyrian
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Gentlemen,
These days I use only leather. When I did use the second component on my strop, genuine linen was my first choice. I not only liked the feel and the sound of stropping on it, but also its toned abrasiveness. Oh, as for poly webbing, I don't like it, because, among other things, it just doesn't feel right.
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10-03-2016, 03:59 PM #8Senior Member
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Linen for me. I've used poly and felt, but just prefer the linen. If it was good enough for barbers for over 100 years it is good enough for me.
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10-03-2016, 05:43 PM #9Senior Member
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I won an SRD Roo strop at the North Texas Meet last February. It has a poly secondary. I was all set to hate it, as I was very happy with the hemp secondary that I was using. I decided to keep an open mind and give it a fair shot. Turns out I am very happy with the results from the poly strop and have been using it since February.
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10-03-2016, 06:06 PM #10At this point in time...
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What they are like "New vs Broken in" are night and day
Much like a Boar Brush needs to be well used before the best performance comes out I find the same to be true of the secondary strop material..
I don't really have a "Best" I like them all once they are broken in an no longer are so "Zippy"Last edited by gssixgun; 10-04-2016 at 03:23 AM.
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