View Poll Results: Do you use 'leather' or 'leather & fabric' strop?
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09-16-2010, 11:00 PM #1
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09-16-2010, 11:02 PM #2
Yep I'm pretty much with the Obie routine. I do 60 on leather.
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09-16-2010, 11:10 PM #3
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Thanked: 983The first strop I bought and still own was is a two sided affair, but the 'cloth' side is acarborundum impregnated leather strap. I used this in the early days until I found it seemed to be doing more harm than good. I've since only ever used leather. At some point I will source some heavy linen of webbing straps and make myself a 'proper' double sided strop. For now though, it's just leather for me and it seems to be doing just fine that way. I'd be trying a 'cloth' side just out of curiosity more than anything else.
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09-16-2010, 11:12 PM #4
I do 50 fabric and 50 leather. I always do fabric first without exception. I also hit it 20 round trips on the leather following rinsing and drying the blade after the shave.
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09-16-2010, 11:25 PM #5
I will definitely look at getting a two-sided strop, when I enter the marketplace, even if I use the fabric side less frequently.
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09-16-2010, 11:43 PM #6
I have a 2.5 inch TM with linen and latigo. Personally, I love the feel of stropping on linen. So for me it's hones, linen then leather. After cleaning and drying my razor I strop on linen only to make sure the edge is clean and dry.
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09-17-2010, 03:50 AM #7
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09-17-2010, 04:02 AM #8
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Thanked: 1195Fabric certainly does add another aspect of keeness to the blade.