Thanks for all the great advice. I am sorry I did not respond until now. I have been having trouble activating the quick reply function. I apologize if it appeared rude. Still haven't activated the quick reply function.

I had not thought about ruining my strop with improper technique. Good thing ya'll told me about that because I just recieved my Dovo strop (premium russian leather). That would have been ashame to ruin an expensive strop. Does anyone know where I can get a cheap expendable strop?