Why not try to touch it up then. If you have the stones, go for it. Stropping can do a lot of damage. Ive been honing and straight shaving since October and I only now let the strop go a little slack for a better finish. So I do 50 laps on the strop daily, for 9 months? that's like 13500 laps on the strop. So it does take a bit of time til you can get proficient at it. And I have 41 straights that were honed 3 or 4 x each. And I look at blades from 4 months ago and cant believe I honed them. Im not an expert but I see how time and experience shows you lots of things. Im looking forward to what I will be able to hone next year and the year after.