Thread: Some thoughts on stropping

I figured the draw is from the increased total surface area of the smooth bevel and spine a straightened edge makes for (drag). Sorta like going from / _ to _ _ or tiptoes vs planted soles of a shoe.
Like trying to drag one of those damned Fusion blades over your skin without the vibration to help it skip across; a lot of flat surface area.
I suck at writing so maybe consider your hand palm-down on a table. If you curl your fingers in or back a bit, and drag your hand, then flatten your hand, the drag increases. That's just what I been thinking about stropping.
I do better with shortened strokes across my strop, because the further off I am, I can tell the slight weight that does bear down would focus more on the edge than the spine, just some geometry issue.
I unshave-readied a couple razors just by stropping.