This is a question more geared toward the stropping realm than the restoration realm, but I think it probably is better suited to this forum than the stropping forum considering it's about the actual pins and not the stropping itself...if that makes any sense.

Is having a tightly pinned razor a necessity, or are loosely pinned razors generally ok too? I'm still struggling to strop my Boker Edelweiss properly, and I think I've determined that the pinning is one of the variables that make that razor feel uncomfortable in my hand. When I strop my Wolfertz, which is more loosely pinned, I can feel the scales rotating slightly to accommodate my palm, and this allows me to strop quickly and smoothly. With the Boker, the scales/pins are stiff, and they don't rotate in my palm, which makes the razor feel clunky and like I have to reposition each stroke.

Is it possible to loosen the pin in the Boker a little bit? Or does this mean I need to strop differently?