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I'm glad you were able to understand what I wrote :)
Like you have found, a slim strop can make it easier to bias strop to a part of the blade. Not that you can't do it on a wider strop, just a...

my tip for stroping a smiling blade is to use a 2" strop and use a "|||" type action.
Heal leading with a 20 degree drop back to the toe, first stroke up with toe at far edge all the way followed...