I purchased a shave ready razor from the classified section.
The first few times I stroped with really poor technique, but I took it slow and I'm getting better.
On my 4th partial shave, I could not get the razor to pass the hanging hair test. I stroped a good 40 times, with what I thought was my best technique yet.

I'm letting the blade rest for a good 48 hours, and I will try stropping again tomorrow, after I practice with a butter knife for awhile.

Could I have damaged the blade so bad as to not be able to correct it with proper stroping?
It is still sharp, I'm just having a hard time telling then state of the blade. I got it shave ready, but then I stropped it very poorly, so I don't really have any way to tell if it's still alright.
Any advice would be great.