Originally Posted by
Euclid440
So first, you want to clean that blade, the bevel and spine have active rust on them. A single edge razor blade, 000 steel wool and WD40 will remove most of it.
All that rust will transfer to your strop and contaminate it, rust is very abrasive, once it is imbedded in you strop you will never be able to remove it completely.
Which method are you using, to ensure the bevel is fully set? Most probably your bevel is not set or you have damaged steel at the edge from rust.
A good start is reading the first 3 threads in the Honing Forum. Cuts on the strop are from not stopping before you flip the razor. Slow down, you do not have to hold the strop excessively taught.