Originally Posted by
RayClem
From what I have seen, Murray Carter is the one who champions both spine leading honing and also stropping on newspaper. His techniques are somewhat controversial in the straight razor community. He is a trained Japanese bladesmith operating as Carter Cutlery, so he does have reasoning behind his methods. I am not in a position to either endorsing or challenging his techniques. I believe they have some merit, especially when used on certain high grit synthetic or natural stones. If you are interested in his techniques, look up the CarterCutlery channel on YouTube.