Gentlemen,

These days, I strop 60 on linen, 120 on leather and 30 on palm. If I were to cut that ratio in half, I doubt it would make much of a difference to the razor's edge. The barbers of old, I assume, limited their stropping ratio to just a few strokes because of time limitations. Not only that, but again I assume, they saw no measurable difference between five strokes or ten. I assume. The reason I prefer a higher ration is because I use only five to seven inches on the strop. What's more, I enjoy stropping.