Could someone please chip in and give me some advice.Last christmas I ordered a Dovo straight and strop from Tony Miller, which came shave ready. I started to strop the razor and have been able to get reasonable shaves, although not as close as my de. I have even honed the razor twice. I just cannot get it as sharp as I feel it should be.I feel maybe I may not be stropping as I should.I also purchased Lynn Abrahms dvd. but although it shows how to strop and hone there is still a learning curve.Can some one try and explain in more detail how best to strop for example do you start to move the spine forward on the strop before lowering the blade down on the leather, and likewise before you stop do you lift the blade up off the strop. Hope I am making sense.

Regards Alan