Lynn Abrams paddle strop and tapped spine
A few months ago I bought one of Lynn Abrams paddle strop with the regular pads (premium and roughed leather and two hard wool felt pads).
I use it with the razor I got at the same time, and it looks like they honed it without tape (there are minor scratch marks on the spine) so of course it all fits together.
Sometime ago I hijacked a thread here asking if I could use a paddle strop with a razor that was honed with tape, but without tape. Most people seemed to agree that no, it wouldn't work.
But I also noticed that Lynn's strop has some cavities in the middle, it had a little give to it. So I tried refreshing a razor, previously honed with tape, with felt spayed with diamonds. And it worked.
Of course the felt has a lot more give to it than the leather. But still I'm curious. Would specifically Lynn's paddle work without tape for razors that were honed with it? Would those cavities allow it?