Hello all,

I'm new to this art, and struggling to learn. I bought a Boker 5/8 from SRD, and enjoyed a comfortable shave with it on the first try. I also bought the Modular paddle strop, and have 1 felt pad pasted with Chromium Oxide, one with Diamond Spray, and the scrub leather and regular leather pads.

I've been stropping just the leather side before shaving (about 50 passes) and have tried a few passes on the Chromium Oxide and Diamond Spray as well. I'm leery of buying a hone just yet for fear of making the problem any worse.

I'm not sure if my stropping technique is to blame, or if something else has gone wrong, but the edge doesn't feel sharp enough to shave with anymore. I checked the local help section, and unfortunately, there is no-one listed in the Hawaii area.

I took a video of me stropping my razor in slow motion in hopes of seeing if I am doing something wrong, but to my eye it looks ok. Perhaps someone here can spot something I'm missing?



Given my setup, do you guys have any recommendations?

Thanks

darron