Hi yall, after a year or so of using a "practice strop" I have finally gotten a kanayama 50000... I saw (somewhere, sorry cannot remember) that you were supposed to use the canvas side first, then the back (unfinished) then the front (finished)... it seems to make sense (as the canvas cleaned and prepared the razor, the backside would further prepare the razor for the front side which would leave a perfect edge...) So my question is what the heck are you supposed to do with the canvas while trying to strop on the back side, or is the backside business not even necessary? I will keep searching for where i found this at, and will update with a link if I find it... in the meantime, and advice would be greatly appreciated! Jim