It has a nice feel and you can stroke it as you would your hone.
Sorry, but I'd like to ask for a little clarification. I don't mean to interrupt this thread, but as I read this and being not all that familiar with CrOx, (this is a beginner's question), when it's applied to a strop, don't you stroke and lead with the the spine, like regular stropping? Do you lead with the edge when it's on balsa?

Thanks very much for any clarification. I'm thinking of making a balsa pasted strop.