Originally Posted by jscott
4 - learn to strop. so many people dull their first blade stropping at the beginning. stropping is not hard, it just takes a few simple things to remember.... pull the strop TIGHT, go slowly as spead does not matter, lay the blade FLAT on the leather as you do your laps, spine leading laps always, when rolling the blade over to go the opposite direction roll the blade on the spine. it feels weird when you start but its a movement you learn and then just do naturally in a couple weeks. pull tight, go slow, lay blade flat