Thread: critique my stropping

Originally Posted by anjp

1 - is the strop taut enough?
2 - I'm trying to place very little pressure on the blade...is this correct?
3 - I'm trying not to turn my wrist too much but rather rotate the blade using my fingers.... is this correct?
4 - is my diagonal pattern adequate?

1. yes
2. too much pressure. I believe its preferable to attach the strop to a door nob and hold it level. That way the forward and back stroke will have the same pressure. Your up stroke you are applying to much pressure, notice how the strop bends.
4. no, look at the video many of the strokes the entire length of the blade is not getting strop (the tip or point section).