Is it fair to say that unless the razor comes right out of the hone, one should always:

1) Always strop before shaving.

2) The stropping sequence is dictated by personal preference.

3) One should lead with the spine when stropping.

4) The blade should be parallel to the strop.

5) There should be some light pressure (not just the weight of the blade) applied to the blade onto the strop.

6) Stropping should be done covering the whole blade and with "confident" strokes.

Al raz.