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OK, the step-daughter got one of those I-pod Nanos. I think the pixel strength is good enough for a stropping vid. I'll try to get one together within the next few days.

Your welcome. And yes, I think so. :)

Your reading this correctly. I don't think your doing it wrong though. I just think I can attain a slightly sharper edge when I control the razor myself. Both stropping styles get a razor sharp...

Yea, extended. Not uncomfortably. If I were holding a pencil in my three fingers (index, middle, and thumb) they would be in the wrong position. If I were to point my three fingers (index,...

I'll try and post a stropping video soon. I'd like to do one with honing (a touch up and stropping, maybe even a little shaving).

I'm not sure I believe the thread is really worthless though as...

Good point . . . I used to liken this idea as being somewhat similar to honing. I like your description of the edges centerline. I would agree.

I suspect that keeping the fingers firm and...

What has always bothered me about this qoute is what it means for all the preceeding strokes! To me this means that all the preceding strokes are obviously done with some pressure. Right?

I have learned that any tenseness in the body, even the fingers, slows you down a bit. But as Mark mentioned you get used to it pretty quick.

Yea, I'm way behind your power curve there . . . I think I've attained about 10-15% increase in sharpness this way.

And all this time I was just letting the razor ride on the strop . . . silly.

Okay, you'll find this silly, probably approaching stupid, but what am I to do for my shaving bretherend if not to look foolish . . . ????

I've tried lots of stropping techniques, slack,...