I've been shaving with a straight razor for a little over a month now, and though I am happy with my results, there are still a couple of areas that I think I still need to understand better:
1) I question my stropping technique, and don't know if I have a good grasp on if I am doing it correctly. I try to hold the strop as taut as possible, and use a light touch with the razor, but I can't tell if I am doing anything good, or if I am simply rubbing the spine of the razor against the strop. At least it doesn't seem that I am damaging the razor yet.

2) I don't know if I am building my lather correctly. I try to build up lather in a mug, using SRD soap, but sometimes my lather seems very thin, though I am only using a small amount of water (~1-2 teaspoons or so).

My shave itself is good, especially considering how long I have been shaving with a straight, though I am still having trouble with my chin and jawline. I'm sure that those will improve with experience, though, and am more concerned with stropping and forming lather. Does anyone have any insight on either of these?

Dave