Half a tube? Holy essss!!! No wonder it’s sticking. A little dab about the size of the pencil led that snaps off if you press too hard. Smear it on the leather in the area of use (no need to go all the way to the ends because you don’t go there on the WE). Rub it in good with your finger then let it sit overnight. It’s then good for around 20 blades or more. You should get a serious mirror finish with the strops and pastes, wet stones aside. Also, if you’re going to multiple strops with different grit pastes, make sure you wash your hands good prior to applying the pastes to prevent cross contamination. If you’re doing multiple grits, start with the finest first then move up from there. For example, start with the 3.5 micron, then go to the 5 then 10. This way if you get some 3.5 micron paste on the 10 micron paddle, not so bad but the other way and you’ve ruined the entire thing.
Hey Tom, you there? Need to talk. B)
