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    Newb here so I don't know what this is worth but I really don't count. I just strop till it sounds right. Does this make sense?

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    With stropping it's probably better to count. 20-30 linen & 40-50 leather before. 10-20 after. I prefer linen for this. Honing is different, & counting is more of a guideline. You just hone it on each progression till it hit's it's peak for the individual stone. (Unless you're doing pyramids)

    How does it sound when it's there?

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    30-40 is fine, probably more than you really need. I only strop before shaving.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ben.mid View Post
    With stropping it's probably better to count. 20-30 linen & 40-50 leather before. 10-20 after. I prefer linen for this. Honing is different, & counting is more of a guideline. You just hone it on each progression till it hit's it's peak for the individual stone. (Unless you're doing pyramids)

    How does it sound when it's there?

    Hardly at all. No light dragging sounds. It sounds like all the metal micro burs have aligned themsleves. I usually do around ten or so more passes after it gets to that point. I imagine it probably takes fifty plus passes to get to that point.

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    We probably strop the same amount, but you've got better ears than me!

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    Not sure about my ears but my place is pretty quite at 5 am. I once heard a mouse fart.

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