Newbie Question

[philipfromga]

I guess I am a little dense but I have an SRD strop. It has a canvas stop and a leather strop. Which side of the leather strop should I use it has a finish side that has the design punched in at the top of the strop and the other side is smooth but not finish like the inside of a belt. I assume it the slicker finished side but 'just to make sure'?

 

[mparker762]

the smooth side. There are uses for the rougher side but that is a more advanced topic.