Originally Posted by
Bart
I think you're a bit too gentle with the stropping. Taut is good. It's not a stretching exercise tough. Just the force applied to keep the strop taut when there's no razor on it, is good. During stropping, you need some friction, not a lot, but there must be a kind of draw between the steel and the leather. It depends on the strop how likely it is to get draw and you must adjust your stropping pressure accordingly. I also think it's important to use some speed. It doesn't need to be lightning fast, just try to avoid slow motion.
If I'm right and your razor has fallen back from a lack of effective stropping, then you need to catch up a bit. I suggest 50 laps on linen and 100 on the strop. Check with your TPT before and after. You should be able to sense a difference. It's a good exercise to develop a feel for the TPT.
Good luck,
Bart.