Best advice I can give. 1. Have your razor honed again by a PRO. 2. Invest in a 3 inch strop (Not an expensive model) which are easier for those newer to stropping. 3. Buy yourself a medium finishing hone eg a 8k Naniwa specialty stone. That way, you know what a sharp razor feels like, ie a Thumb pad test, shave test, and by using a 3 inch strop you will be less likely to nick it even with slightly poor technique (No need to x stroke the strop). Once you reach a stage where the strop no longer keeps the razor sharp, you will have watched every video ever made on touch-ups and the ideal way to improve an edge that has 'Gone off the boil' and doesn't respond to the strop, is a 12 to 15 light strokes on the naniwa 8k. By the time you do that, you most likely have another razor....and the rest my friend is history