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Originally Posted by Chrisl
For a shave ready razor in the shaving rotation, I don't find much benefit. It may even degrade the edge a bit? I say this because stropping on the unpasted hard felt hanging strip makes for an edge that fails the HHT where it passes prior to the felt. The razor I tested this with was an extra hollow ground razor. A good stropping session on horsehide brings the same edge after the felt back to HHT.
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Chris,
I have the same experience. Ordered a leather strap and a hard felt strip from Keith at HandAmerican. Some razors completely lost their edge on it, while others seem unaffected. I also agree with Joke1176 that there's something awkward to dragging a razor over it.
I haven't found much information about it, except that it's supposed to be great for quick burr removal when sharpening regular knives and utensils. Maybe, the very fine edge of a razor, resembling a burr to some extent, is also swiftly removed... Perhaps wedges with their sturdier edges are less affected.
For the time being, I've put it aside. Too many other experiments going on, to throw in a possible monkey wrench like that into my stropping practice. I'll stick with the linen on my Dovo strop for now.
By the way: the red latigo strap that Keith sent me performs great. He included two large pieces of horsehide as well, but I haven't turned those into strops yet.
Hope others will share their experiences too.
Bart.