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I suppose it's possible that some type of abrasive was added when the strop was produced many years ago. I currently, and for the past year or so, use a different linen (still a vintage linen) from...

Without going back over all of the details, I'll point out 2 important factors:

1) Stropping technique. Again, too many details and not enough time to go back over it all again.
2) Strop...

I've covered this in detail through several postings over the years. You might consider reading those.

I know that some of the guys advocate no pressure as you mention here, but I've found that pressure can be useful. Often I'll apply quite a bit more than "just the weight of the razor" pressure...

Yes, that is correct.

Stropping decreases the number of times you will need to hone your razor. I vaguely remember the last time I honed mine, just to practice honing. I hone so infrequently that I'll do it, sometimes,...