Well I have a couple of strops. The draw varies a little. I have a reset purchase that came from Drygulch (Adam). It is horse, but different from my other horse strops. He did explain to me as to why it is different, and if I truly had a good grasp I would pass that along. I think it has the perfect light draw, and strops exactly the same in both directions. Some strops have a different feel in the two directions, this one does not. I have another strop that also has that feel to it, but the other strop was very expensive. The new strop was very reasonable. I would say I would but another should this one get passed to another. You can find him here or on Etsy or I'm sure so me of the other forums.