I would also agree here that the edge has NOT been dulled by stropping. I would say that a hanging strop is in order. There is a lot of technique to getting a good shave. I started out on a shave ready razor like you. I thought it wasn't sharp and emailed the person I got it from. I went back to the strop until it would pass the hanging hair test. That alone was hard to do, even harder on a paddle strop. Then the months of learning how to shave...
Glen