The idea behind the Grand Experiment was a practical thing to see if more stropping allowed the razor the go longer between honing. Its as simple as that. There are many variables which can affect the result so the scientific method is not applicable to this kind of thing. It was just taking three razors, two identical in brand and model and a third as close as I could get, same brand and based upon recommendations by members set the standards as to the number of strokes and the before and after stropping. I've often times said that someone else should duplicate the experiment but there have been no takers.

I would be careful about using draw as any indicator because some strops have none and it can vary even with the same strop between razors based on the grind and size and whether the strop was last dressed and I'm not sure the temperature and humidity affects it or not. Just a thought.