Thread: Two sides to a straight?

I actually had the same experience for a while also, so I'm glad to hear that it wasn't just me! One thing I'd like to add is that the strop has a sort of grain to it that lies in the vertical direction. When you strop up you're going against the grain, so more draw, but coming back down you're going with the grain, so less draw. So the one side of the razor that's being stropped on the way down is continually getting the direction of the leather with less draw. That side of the razor is the side that shaves the left side of your face. I found that I had to apply a little more pressure on my downward stroke while stropping to have an equal amount of draw for both directions.

I hope that made sense!