Originally Posted by
alex1921
I can share what I have seen using a metallurgical scope.
When I come off the hones and for some reason the edge has small tiny false edge, not the whole edge just a small segment, or at 1000x I see teeth on the edge then comparing leather vs linen you can clearly see the difference.
Leather will take care of tiny teeth but an aggressive linen will actually fix small false edges. It has quite the impact on the edge.
Adding to the drying and cleaning action of linen, I always do few passes on linen after each shave.