Originally Posted by
honedright
This is very familiar..my impression is your stropping is not yet quite up to par.
Maybe just a little more pressure while stropping on the leather pulled out firmly. And, if you feel comfortable with it, try speeding up the stroke a bit. Some alternating with the linen side would help as well (best to end with stropping on the leather side if you do this). Just make sure you keep that razor flat and slightly angled (point moving ahead of the heel).
The #827 is a good strop and should do the trick. Hairs should be falling off instead of popping off. Keep at it, you're almost there.
Scott