Just a quick question gentlemen,
Do you'all hold the strop very tightly or do you ever let it hang just a little????? I'm not clear on which should give me the best edge. I'm finding they both seem to work as long as I don't use pressure and only let it hang just a tad. Also I have started stroping a little on my hand after the leather and this seems to increase the sharpness of the blade. I'm now into that gray area of sharpening where it's either getting sharper or it's just my imagination. The differences are very very minor. What comes after the hanging hair test; besides the hair test without popping?
P.S. I may try that back honing thing a little, but I don't have a good high grit stone for it. I have been getting great edges by backhoning at the start of each honing session.