Quote Originally Posted by honedright View Post
I'll propose (again) one additional reason for "fast" stropping, and that is uniformity. Imagine the variance of the razor as it travels s-l-o-w-l-y along the strop. Wavering here, more pressure here, less there, etc. Even though the variance might be miniscule, it might be enough to matter, especially with multiple passes.
There is sort of a natural speed one settles into with stropping, I think - going faster than that feels detrimental to me