Good afternoon,

Need some advise. I have a new Dovo Special 6/8 Tortise C/S. It was honed professionally. I've had it for about 4 weeks, and enjoying learing to shave with a straight razor. I strop 25-50 times on the linen side, and 50-100 times on the leather before each shave. I focus on maintaining good technique. The blade seems to pull after a week of shaving daily. I've tried to polish the edge with 75-100 rounds on my Chinese 12K, followed by stropping. Seems to return the edge to a finer sharpness. Is this a recommended procedure? My beard is white/course hair. Any other recommendations?

Thank you.

Gary