Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
Those that know how to strop always just hold the tang,but there is always a small amt of contact of the scales on the palm of the hand,works as a fulcrum of sorts,is very slight,almost imperceptible
Try stropping a blade with a very loose pivot,for me it is difficult.
+1, I can't abide a loose pivot for stropping, honing or shaving. I hold the razor between the tips of my thumb, and forefinger, with one over top of the tang and other underneath. As I do the flip there is some roll over on the from the top of the tang to the side of it, but the grip is top and bottom of the tang, and thumb always stays on the bottom as a pivot of sorts. I don't bend my wrist. My middle, ring, and little finger kind of cradle the scales extending past the tang. relaxed but giving a modicum of support. I have had some scales that were 'unconventional' and took some concentration to avoid flubbing it up, but so far none that were not doable.