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No Randy, I tried that. I was able to use the strop as a shaving mirror when I was done but it does not increase draw. :)

Yes, an excellent description. Exactly as I do it. Sometimes if this fails I'll just do a touch up honing instead of a shave test.

First I don't really think of stropping as sharpening, but I suppose thats debatable/subjective. I think of it as aligning the edge which produces a better shave as the edge behaves as if its...

Excellent! I shall try that!

I find that building a draw is key to an ultra smooth sharp edge for a nice close shave. I sometimes use a little extra pressure to build the draw up and I have also found that alternating between...