So I think I may have stropped my razor the right way for the first time ever. And I've been doing this for a few months. Has anyone else experienced this total lack of aptitude for stropping?
I mean, I get this nice TI and after figuring out how not to destroy my face with massive pressure, I find that I just don't think the thing is sharp. I send it out to get honed. Clearly the first post hone shave was amazing. And now, three weeks later its tugging a lot. So Reevaluate my stropping technique and I find that I think i might just simply suck at stropping. I have no idea how I could be so bad at it. But I'm pretty sure I am.

three days ago with an empty apartment and nothing to do all day I indulge in one of those hour long shave experiences. I started with a kettle of boiling water which I used to make coffee and use the excess water for soaking the brush while I shower. (the coffee stays in a insulated mug so it stays hot for hours. And I'm a bit of a coffee addict. Asado Coffee from Chicago if you want to know=excellent) I strop 30-40 linen and 50-60 leather. Then I shower. After a nice long shower I prep the face with oil and then Truefit and Hill sandlawood cream. The shave was...uninspired. Felt like I was fighting with my beard.

the next day I repeat the entire process. But I noticed the strop and blade interacted in a way I never really experienced before. The shave was...inspired. Perfect. A joy.

Today however it seems my stopping touch has left.

Anyone else experience this type of stropping issues?

Cheers