So I have one of Tony's kits. I've been shaving with it for a while, and have
managed to not mangle myself so much that I need a new drivers license photo.

But I think I am doing somethign wrong in the strop.

I noticed that the razor just didn't seem sharp, even after 30 or strokes linen,
and 30 short (I've nicked my strop on the leather side a good 12 dozen times at each end) strokes on the leather, and it's sharp, but it's not SHARP...

So, I figure after all my experimentation, it probably needs a little touch up honing. I grabbed my 4 sided Tony-hone, with the surface that I have no idea what's on there, looks plain to me, the 2, 1, and .5. In the interested of not screwing things up much, I only use the .5 side, make several passes,
check the edge, and dang! Feels pretty good.

Head back into the bathroom with a smile on my face, a spring in my step, grab my strop, 30 strokes linen, 30 (short again) leather, and the edge, well, it's gotten up and walked away and is living on somebody else's razor.

SO I get out the Lynn video again, (downloaded from this site I think), watch him strop, and yeah, it looks like I'm holding it horizontal, and getting some sag
in the strop similar to what I see, in short, nothing hugely obvious is jumping out.

I suppose I could be pushing down too hard. In fact, I note that the razor usually feels pretty good after the linen side of the strop, but seems to lose something after the leaher side.

Suggestions?

Many thanks.