Ok, so I guess I will have to be different than all the rest. I still get horrible shaves from stropping with only the weight of the blade. I can now get killer quality shaves with smooth as glass feeling skin on a pretty consistent basis. The difference? How I strop. I am using pressure on the blade and running it along the strop until I feel a drawing sensation on the blade. I hold the strop in the opposing hand VERY taught and use what can only be described as dramatic amounts of pressure. I usually start out with light pressure and then work my way up until I get a good draw. I can feel the blade getting a draw as I keep working the blade on the strop. With a super sharp blade there is little pressure needed at all, but with my blades there is some pressure needed. If fact I can use LOTS of pressure with no damage to the edge. Whats important though is that my blades shave like a DREAM! I mean really, really smooth. DE smooth. I find the blade should be held at a 90 degree angle to the strop as well. Just seems to help a little. Perhaps this might be a method for those of us who are a little more honing challenged to still get incredible shaves. Imagine killer shaves for the honing challenged.

If nothing else I realize the importance of an exacting strop action and I wonder if this accounts for all the honemiester honed blades that get into guys hands and don't shave well.

Just thought I should share as the quality of my shaves now is incredible.