shaving against the grain
I recently acquired the 4 sided paddle strop from Tony with the 3, 1, .5, and .25 micron pastes, and it does a marvelous job of quickly and easily refining the edge on my razor (thanks Tony) after honing on my 6k Japanese waterstone. Using this new paddle strop I can get my straight almost as sharp as a pack of DE blades I bought for comparison. When I shave with the grain, I get an incredibly easy and smooth draw that shaves quite close. However, going against the grain I still get some tugging, especially in the neck area. Is this due to shaving technique, or do I just need a little extra refining on the edge? I have thought about just sending in the razor and my money to Lynn to find out what sharp really is, but I hesitate because I am either too cheap, or too impatient, or both.