Thread: Linen or poly webbing...

Being the person who introduced the Poly Webbing strops into the wet shaving community, I can tell you that I tested it against every second strop material I could find for a year before putting it on strops. I tested against vintage linens, cottons, hemp, fire hose, denim, rough leather and canvas materials to see if I could really determine if there was an actual better result using any of these. At the end of the day from a result perspective, the poly webbing performed as well as any of the other materials. To me it really boils down to personal preference. Every second strop material has it's own feeling whether it be smooth, grainy or zippy. I don't think there is a wrong choice.

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