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My understanding of the strop is that when sharpening a knife (especially when dragging the blade away from the edge across the stone) you can get a very sharp, but very fragile edge that initially cuts well (but is very thin and flexible), and easily breaks off when in use, but as long as it is in place is the leading edge and where the sharpening takes place. The strop removes that fragile edge and allows the blade to be sharpened properly. My recollection is that a strop does not sharpen a blade. My understanding is that a steel does not remove material like a stone does, but rather realigns the edge (those microscopic serrations that get folded over with use) that the stone put on the blade.
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