Reading these posts a couple of points come to mind,
1. Honing only off the blade rather than on to the blade (so the stone moves upwards rather than downwards) has the advantage that it develops the appropriate muscle memory and technique for stropping, where if you hone downwards onto the blade there’s a good chance of cutting into the leather strop. If you’re the kind of person who is happier switching onto auto-pilot and just having one automatic technique then let that be off the blade so that you don’t inadvertently shred your strops.
2. No one’s mentioned that it’s important not to swivel or roll the stone, especially the coarser diamond stones, or else the corner of the stone can turn your beautiful knife into a serrated blade pretty quickly! Seriously, a good stroking technique (and stroking speed) is one that keeps the stone flat to the blade at all times and discourages any tendency to swivel or roll the stone.
