Just repasted my hand held strop with Flitz polish. I know it is not what most would use, but it is what I had on hand. Made about 50 laps each side on a royal brand razor and then went to about 70-80 laps on plain leather and it was ready to go! Had just rehoned this one due to a lot of micro chipping. Turned out real nice. Nicer now that I repasted and stropped a lot. It shaved well. Real well.