Okay i'm going to have a go at turning some basswood I have into a pasted strop this week. I only have one strop which is leather and linen and I don't want to paste onto this. the pastes I have are the dovo red and black crayon type
What I would like to know is:
1 - does the paste work well just on the wood itself as I see a few people mention in other threads?
2 - would it work better to have a leather or linen piece stuck onto it and the paste spread onto that?
3 - how often should you use this strop, is just after honing or every few shaves etc?
4 - how much of the paste do I need to put onto the strop and do I just rub the paste crayon over the wood?

I am still learning and my honing is getting better, but i can still feel some tugging as I shave so any help is appreciated.