Quote Originally Posted by JoshEarl View Post
Next up, rolling the razor on the edge while stropping...
I do roll through the edge when honing now - seems to work better for me. Haven't ruined an edge so far... Bill Ellis does it too - his rationale was that when he goes fast, he can cut himself rollind over the spine and using the other hand too quickly to guide / help the blade move along the hone. And he'd rather fix the edge (if he ever needs to) than have cuts.

I DO NOT SAY THIS IS BETTER - just sharing what I do and giving a more credible example

Cheers
Ivo