The importance of Stopping
Hey, just wanted to say that the first thing you should learn as a newbie is learning how to strop with speed and precision. Get a cheep strop and learn to do it fast, since speed makes a difference. Also try rubbing your palm onto the strop real fast and see if you can heat it up, if not, rub some lip balm (the Vaseline stuff) into it or some strop treatment (yellow dovo paste). It makes the strop faster and easier to use properly, and get a really good edge on your razor. I have a dovo strop, and it's too slick out of the box (since they recommend you paste it with the yellow treatment stuff straight away...)