50-100 seems to work well. Usually 45 to 50. I'm no stropping expert, though.
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I do ~ 30. I am still getting use to the sound while stropping...:)
30 to 50 seems to be an average from what I've read. I do 50 & 50 linen/leather out of habit. thebigspendur did a thread called the 'great experiment' IIRC and found that past 60 there was no added benefit. Of course YMMV. :)
after honing i do 60/linen/30 on the trio horse seude type leather which is realy nice then i finish 30 on the cordaven leather. before shave i do 20/20/20. i have the 80k trio model and love the leathers this is my every day strop now.
gary
FWIW Ambrose on B&B is making his own strops now and supposedly they're awesome and way cheaper than a Kanayama.
Ambrose (Jose) does indeed do some very nice work!
I'm having a hard time shelling out the coin for a K when Ambrose and others work so well.
Maybe when I get perfect at stropping I'll go with K.
Very glad that I ordered when I did. Took about a week to reach Chicago. Looks like new shipping regulations will prevent future shipments to the USA...
Kanayama Cordovan Strops: NOS Razors From Japan
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