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It puzzles me too, but I'm starting to think you're not doing anything unusual. If you watch anyone using a hanging strop, there's always a certain amount of give when they strop. I think your 1-2...

JSCOTT and THEBIGSPENDER have it right. Stropping before a shave pushes the microserrations back together to make the edge look narrower (sharper). It does not sharpen the edge, although a lot of...