Hi,
I recently bought a 180J XL leather strop from Herold Solingen. The strop has two sides:
One with logo looks like a finely sanded grain side of leather natural color. (lovely smooth soft texture)
Other side looks like red polyurethane coating with fake leather texture over flesh side of same leather.
I assume first natural color side is for razor stropping. But I wonder what is purpose of other red side?
(Fuzzier flesh side is useless for razors so it's covered? Or PU surface is good for stropping with paste? or its just humidity protection? or its for enhancing strop lifespan and durability? ... so many possibilities)
I recently bought a 180J XL leather strop from Herold Solingen. The strop has two sides:
One with logo looks like a finely sanded grain side of leather natural color. (lovely smooth soft texture)
Other side looks like red polyurethane coating with fake leather texture over flesh side of same leather.
I assume first natural color side is for razor stropping. But I wonder what is purpose of other red side?
(Fuzzier flesh side is useless for razors so it's covered? Or PU surface is good for stropping with paste? or its just humidity protection? or its for enhancing strop lifespan and durability? ... so many possibilities)