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I just wondered: if those who finish on a lower grit need more pressure on the strop would that be because that extra pressure is needed to remove some more metal from the edge as the strop is doing...

Sounds like you are prone to use too much pressure on hone and strop. I get best stropping results with very taut strop and light pressure on hone and strop.

Josh, I had the same w/ my Zwilling Friodur. I wonder whether it is a hone thing or a steel thing that you described as I don't have the problem lwhen using my grandfather's razor which isn't even...