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I can see what you're trying to say and I absolutely agree with you: "start slowly" is a good advice. Just do in on a real strop.

Using your own arm as a practice strop is reckless and should be...

Yes. I think I could think of worse place to cut than arms, but not many. :) Chance of wasting your edge should be enough. I've read here somewhere that slow stropping might be more ineffectual than...

Considering that newbies are known to nick/cut/butcher their first strops, I think this practice is ... inadvisable.