I have old hands, but am not an especially old-hand at stropping. Then again, I think, I have no issues with stropping a razor. One interesting aspect for shaving for me presently involves the argument my stropping thumb had with a tablesaw last year: it's completely healed but with the loss of a bit of tissue and some residual nerve damage, I cannot easily strop a razor with a thumb notch. Which is the pits as that shank style is my favorite.

Reading about the trouble some have with stropping is also a bit of a mystery for me as I have always thought it to be an easy motion. I know I shouldn't have said that as I'll probably turn the Friodur into a shredder for leather salads.