So, I've upgraded myself from a shvette to straight razor, but I had some problems stropping and I think I may have dulled my knife slightly, but I'm unsure. Had a bit of trouble with my technique at first and when I got down to the shaving part the blade wasn't as sharp as I had expected.

Whilst not dull, it was certainly not as sharp as a razorblade (not even the least sharp ones I have and definately nowhere near as sharp as the feather blades). Hence my question is, how big a difference should there be (if any) and should I have my knife sharpened (or is there perhaps an alternative solution)?