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I've been using pretty much a belt hooked to a wall for stropping, but as I've seen this is traditionally used for straight razors. Most manufacturers make paddles with the leather on it for strops when it comes to knives. I will continue to use the barber type as compared to the block type but I wonder if there are pros and cons to either or for knives or even straight razors for that matter (which is a knife).
What I've found out is that laying the leather down flat is that I have to be more conscious of an angle whereas with the loose barber strop I just depress a little and the strop forms to the blade, but for all I know it could be rolling the steel at a microscopic level.
What I've found out is that laying the leather down flat is that I have to be more conscious of an angle whereas with the loose barber strop I just depress a little and the strop forms to the blade, but for all I know it could be rolling the steel at a microscopic level.