I am new to straight razor shaving and I have decided not to buy a ‘shave ready razor’. I purchased the world of straight razor shaving DVD from classic shaving; I have a 4000/8000 Norton wet stone, a leather/linen strop, and a dovo loom strop with one side leather and the other side red paste (the DVD said the red past was around .5 microns).

I am starting with a new stainless steel dovo razor. I did the honing pyramid suggested in the DVD and it seemed sharp after the honing without a wire edge. I am wondering what the transition between the 8000 grit wet stone and the strop is. After honing I tried 30 strops with the red paste, 30 stops on the linen, and then 60 strops on the leather. The razor passed the hanging hair test, but I when I shaved the razor pulled hair and gave me razor burn. I think that my honing and stropping technique are more or less right, but my razor is not sharp enough for a good shave. Can anyone help me out? Thanks…