When I hone my razor it feels quite sharp. After I strop, it seems to be duller. Maybe someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong.

I've read and watched videos on stropping... Tight pressure to hold the strop level, with no sag in the middle. Light pressure, leading with the spine. Etc. I think I'm doing things correctly. But, obviously not!

Possibly related, from another post...

we here tend to be a Hone/Stone oriented bunch... There are many people that hardly ever touch a stone and maintain their razor almost exclusively on pasted strops...

Does this mean that some depend on a hone primarily to keep a razor sharp, and don't use a strop or use a strop very sparingly?

Thanks!