Originally Posted by
MHV
Well, it's my current epistemological problem: I'm using the lightest of pressure (at the beginning, I really used too much pressure), just letting the weight of the blade do the job, and I strop about 20-30 X-strokes on leather. As far as I could read, this fits the bill for an internet definition of proper stropping, but I don't know if there's something I'm missing.
After shaving, I clean the blade and strop another 5-10 strokes on leather to clean up.
I also have a rather coarse beard, and shave WTG, XTG, ATG, and some extra touchup in difficult places.