I have an Illinois 127 and a SRD Premier 1. With the 127, I notice that after stropping, there is often a brown oily like residue on the blade bevel; it looks almost gummy, but wipes off easily. I notice the same thing (but less often and seems to be less thick?) after the SRD strop on occasion, but if I strop more on the SRD, it tends to go away. I think it is oil residue maybe? DOes this mean the strop has too much oil, needs more breaking in, or am I using too much pressure? I strop with the strop either flat on the counter or laid over a 3x11 metal strop base so I don't roll the edge like I might if I used the strop as a hanging strop.