Quote Originally Posted by LX_Emergency View Post
That does sound like too much pressure. You really don't need any pressure on the strop as long as it's making contact. As for the suction like Izlat said I wouldn't worry about it because that's normal. It's because of the shape of the razor and the fluids used in honing.
Is that right? No pressure on the strop at all? It looks like people are pulling on the strop a lot from several videos I've seen, but I still see it sagging as the razor is drawn across the leather-- tells me they're putting a lot of pressure on it.