Originally Posted by
lz6
You might want to leave the tubed material alone until you are a lot farther along in your stropping and feel confident about
your technique. The advice you have been given is correct. The cloth strop is used prior to the finish strop. With out seeing a picture of the back of your leather I cannot tell you if it has a purpose. Where did you buy the strop?
What you have heard about a daily use of your palm rubbing the smooth leather strop is correct. Oil from your skin keeps the strop in great condition to look after your razors. Hold the strop as if you are going to strop a razor and use your palm
to rub the strop from top to bottom several times.