Thread: Am I stroping wrong?

I don't use linen off the hone, just leather. Then linen and leather alternately in order to create more draw starting on the second shave. I'll do however many strokes it takes to attain a draw. I never just count the passes. Some days it might be 10, somedays 30 (thats est. total on leather only, I don't count linen either) . Usually related to how sharp the blade is before I begin. I'm just trying to smooth the bevel, not convince it give me a good shave. :-)

Oh, and I probably use more pressure than most guys, so that might account for a difference.

If I had to guess it'd be 5 passes linen, 8 passes leather, 4 passes linen, 10 passes leather. Thats pretty typical for me.