Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
It is imperitive that they be stropped in the same "rolling X" pattern" as they are honed (except spine first !) to ensure that the entire edge is evenly stropped.
I am learning to hone and shave with smiling razors, too. Is the "rolling" action neccessary during stropping? I know the X stroke is needed, but I thought the slight bend in the strop at the edge took care of the need for the "rolling". I could be making incorrect assumptions here (like I always use a hanging strop).