Yes, I got the "poor man strop" from Larry. I figured I go the cheap route until I figure out what I'm doing before spending money on better razor, strop, etc. I doubt I dulled the blade, because I'm telling you, once the razor hit my skin, it didn't move. I pulled it back, toweled off the shaving cream and tried again. It kept tugging on my skin, so I gave up for the day.