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Everything in your post except "I bought an old Wade and Butcher 5/8" Straight" and possibly the strop is good, but you didn't give us a pic to look at...

Sorry but that is just being honest, you...

Ok don't take this wrong but it is like you went through the "Beginners Guides" that we have everywhere on the forum read them and did everything that they say not to do..

Then you ask "Why it...