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The blade seems to be perfectly flat while stropping, but again I'm very new at this.

Again, they are only on the left side of the razor (when holding it blade-side down in front of me). So in other words, it is happening when the razor is drawn back towards me on the strop (I'm...

Definitely not. It is coming from where the spine turns into the point.

It is definitely not the heel in my case. I can clearly see tiny shards of leather piling up right at the spot where the spine and point meet.

I think this may end up being the best call. Thank you.

I appears that it is only on the one side. I'm right-handed, so it would be the left-side of the spine (when holding blade side down straight in front of me). The other side does not appear to have...

Yes, I did strop on the linen side before attempting the leather side. This is my first razor (other than a Dovo Shavette), so I'm not exactly an expert on how sharp the spine should be, but it does...

Yes, I purchased the razor from SRD, as well as the strop (3" Red Latigo). Yes, the scratches literally happened the first stropping session. I stropped before I shaved, per the instructions on the...

Here is a pic of the strop aftermath:

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You can see that it's just on the one side where the front edge of the spine is hitting.

First, let me say thanks in advance to anybody who can advise me on the issue I'm having.

I am fairly new to the straight razor, but had previously been shaving with a DE for the past five years....