I have noticed that if I use only a few passes, say two passes per side on a pasted strop, or say 40 passes per side on linen/canvas and 40 on plain leather, that I get the benefits of stropping without most of the negatives. I can get an edge that will only pass a HHT 1: (http://www.coticule.be/hanging-hair-test.html) that is a violin type action, were the hair just vibrates on the blade, to a HHT3/4 were the hair is completly severed. Has anyone else noticed any difference in their blades with minimal stropping vs not stropping at all?
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