Originally Posted by
PapaBull
I'm a wrist-roller. Using the technique properly, you can put 60 strokes on the leather in seconds and it appears to be little more than a back and forth blur. There are numerous techniques and any of them that give you a good result is a good technique for you. I think that the level of experience someone has with their technique plays strongly into what's "best" for them. I've been honing and stropping blades of one sort or another for about 35 years, now, so it's about like eating with a knife and fork in terms of automatic but precise motions that require no conscious thought to perform.