Allright so here is my newest issue lol. I know that I dont know exactly what i'm doing with stropping but it seems like every time i do i put a gouge in the leather. I was wondering if you all know why this is happening. I personally think it might be because my strop is hanging high so on the push stroke i'm going slightly up and when my hand stops it seems to want to pull back ever slightly and dig the blade into the side of the leather. Also i havent quite gotten to where it is all one fluid motion so my hand and the blade stop just long enough for me to flip the razor on its spine. Honestly i blame the guys that honed my razors they made it to sharp. lol j/k