Thread: Razor already tugging after about 4 shaves

+1 on Euclid440. If you lightly run your fingernail from spine past the edge & it hangs on one side, it is rolled. If it is, send it back in for your free honing.

My thoughts, if you're lifting the spine on the away stroke it's because of the angle of the paddle strop. Is it possible to lay the nose of the strop on a waist level counter keep the strop more level? Or to lay the strop near the edge of a counter and strop with it flat, sort of like a hone? Coming toward you the spine is going to be forced against the strop - this will force it to ride up it, but you'll be want to torque the blade to keep it in contact with leather as it rides up. If you continue that same torque on the down-stroke, you're more apt to lift the spine and roll the edge.

With a hanging strop it's typically mounted at waist level, and cants upward going away from you to match the natural sweep of your arm. With the high end towards you I would think you're working against your body's natural ergonomics. Consider laying it flat, or with the nose tilted slightly upward.

Thanks for the advice. I have a hanging strop as well, that at first was harder for me to use. I've since gotten better with it, and find that I get a much better edge using it. You were most likely right about the angle being the problem.