Quote Originally Posted by AFDavis11 View Post
Your reading this correctly. I don't think your doing it wrong though. I just think I can attain a slightly sharper edge when I control the razor myself. Both stropping styles get a razor sharp though. Once you learn to control the razor you'll probably find yourself melding the two techniques.
Thanks for this thread. I am rethinking my stropping technique in terms of how much pressure to use. In the past whatever pressure I did use was on the spine in order to assure that I didn't lift it within the stroke. Now I'm trying to use no pressure but control the blade as you instructed. I think you really are onto something.