Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
PS: Rounded bevel from pasted strop ???? Hmmmmm yeah another one of those unproved statements, in fact the tests I have done myself don't support that theory... sounds good on paper, but unless you basically let the strop sag or don't know how to strop it ain't gonna happen... One of those try it yourself and learn experiments you should do, so ya don't have to take my word for it..
It does happen if you use a loom strop because those usually have some sag.
I also seem to remember that Bill Ellis stropped on a sagging strop to develop a raindrop shaped bevel. But that is a long time ago so I could be wrong.

And I've experienced this myself on a loom strop. If it has a bit of sag and you use it regularly, you don't need to hone much and the bevel gets a bit rounded. Not saying this is beter or worse, but it can happen.