Thread: Too much draw?

I have been telling people for years a simple rule about draw vs stropping effectiveness...

"The most effective draw for the razor's edge is the one that you strop the smoothest with"

I just stropped and shaved and did two things differently :

1) did not hold the linen part with the leather, making the strop less thick

2) I purposely used as light a pressure as I could

they both helped. It definitely seemed smoother and less pressure really make the difference as much as anything. still going to get a horsehide though and see it I like that.