I am hoping someone can help me here please. Last night I went to have a shave with one of my collection of razors which had just come back from being honed and sharped. I got my face ready hot towel, pre shave face oil etc and then went ahead and started to shave both side of the face seemed to go well but when it came to do neck etc it did not seemed to cut the hair it looked like the blade was blunt. I tried with the grain and ATG on the neck did not cut. So tried a other razor same thing. I looked at the blade on the one which had just been honed & put my thumb along the edge it did not feel as sharp. as it did from the start of the shave Now I am no expert with this straight razor lark but before using the razor I did strop it about 40 times the razor is a 1000 blade and i had 4 days beard growth. Now i don't know if it is the angle I am using is wrong or stropping the razor before use as it just come back from been honed & sharpened and should of not done that. ( would of that dulled the blade ? ) and will I have to send back to be re honed? I know this much I had to finish the shave with a D/E One last thing how often do you strop while having a shave?