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Just a point of clarification for the OP.............

Pressure......when I hone I use a 60/40 distribution, 60% on the spine and 40% on the edge ( approx). I try to do the same when...

There are 2 reasons given to strop fast...

1. To get the job done quickly

2. To create heat in the bevel/edge that will invoke the plasticity of steel to more easily burnish the bevel/edge and...

Hmmmm....your doing the same thing I do when starting something new...I over engineer and make things far more complex than they need to be.
So, start by using the same pressure then experiment and...

When I am teaching new guys how to strop I demonstrate and show them that I gauge my pressure based upon the amount of deflection in the strop. I try for 1/2" to 1" of deflection. Of course that...