Strop Often But How Often?

[azrider]

I have nothing to back this up with, but I think that the blade picks up stuff that sticks to it when doing cuts. I strop about as often as you do with my Henley blade. I have always assumed it is just to get clean the blade so it glides smother, rather than to sharpen. I had to do the same thing with ceramic blades. I have strops from different leathers, and the really dense horse hide seems almost like a finer grit compared to thick soft cowhide. It doesn't have much drag, but it seems to work very well to touch up the blade.