Beginner questions on strops
Hey guys, I'm looking for a little help with getting a strop.
Now as far as the leather goes, I figure leathers, leather and it'll all do the same thing, getting a leather strop is a matter of getting good quality stuff with a good size. If I'm wrong let me know.
What I'm really perplexed about is the linen/nylon/cotton....whatever. First off, if the leather is to realign the metal particles, what does the linen do? I've heard you only use the linen right after honing, but I've also heard people use it every day? Which is right?
Lastly, I both visually and practically like the D-rings for holding the strop, but it doesn't seem to be popular. And due to that fact I feel that maybe the D-ring can possibly get bothersome holding maybe? But having to grip the more popular handle style end, requires actual gripping which I imagine can also be bothersome? Any advice?