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There are two categories of stropping, stropping on a clean substrate, and stropping on a substrate with compound.
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Stropping is done to reduce the width of the edge, and to help remove and align any burrs along the edge.
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# Clean Stropping
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Stropping on a clean substrate achieves 4 things:
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1. It realigns the edge
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2. It burnishes the metal (moves it without destroying it), making the edge smoother
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3. Abrasion - It makes scratches less defined and smooths out the blade
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4. Removes coating - Some blades come with a manufacturer applied oil, you can use a strop to remove this coating
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# Loaded Stropping
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With a loaded strop, abrasive compound is applied to the strop to increase the rate of abrasion.
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