Thread: When shave testing to evaluate a razor isn't an ideal answer.

The leather is last. In response to bringing the razor off the edge, one would do that using an X pattern on the strop just as if the strop wasn't wide enough for the blade. The X pattern would be to strop in the same direction as the cutting edge that is established on the bevel of razor. You should master bringing the blade straight down first though so as to minimize the cuts in your strop you will inevitably get on your beginning strop.