Originally Posted by
earcutter
Stropping took me some time to master. And even now I don’t know if “master” is the right term. Fast, slow? Hard, soft. Tight, loose. It sounds like you are doing everything right to me, but clearly you aren’t getting the desired results.
So why not start by eliminating variables. Throw your strop onto a table. That’ll guarantee the flat for you. Then practice going slow and light. See how that works for you. Change only one thing at a time until you have it figured, then hang the strop back up and figure that part out last. Treat it like a scientist would.
Ultimately, fast and super light on a semi-taught strop works for me.
Hang in there.