The bevel (actually not the edge itself) SHOULD appear narrow. That is a sign of a properly formed bevel. The edge itself should not even be visible. What you are describing is the bevel size in relation to the remainder of the unhoned blade. What you are seeing is normal. The whole blade will be stropped, but the effect of the stropping is experienced only by the bevel itself. Why is that? It is because the strop is comparatively soft (compared to a hone) and the leather will affect the edge because the blade lightly presses into the leather and the leather then touches, strops and improves the edge. This is part of what make stropping seem like magic, because you can't really see it happen. It does happen, however, and good stropping has wonderful effects on edge maintenance.