Originally Posted by
Euclid440
An interesting observation, when using one layer of wet copy paper under 1um film, the first ¼ -1/3 of the edge is polished in the first few laps with light pressure, finer stria clearly visible under magnification.
That is not a lot of deflection, so a hanging strop will allow for much more deflection and polishing of the edge and the entire bevel, polishing the edge first.
Personally I find a convex bevel last longer and possibly stronger as it is thicker. I prefer a hanging strop to a bench/paddle strop for that purpose.
I also slacken the strop a bit to increase the convexing process.