Quote Originally Posted by Kees View Post
I have never really mastered the art of stropping. I can get my razors ever so sharp with the hone but never got more than 10 shaves out of an edge before having to hone again. I have tried everything: more or less pressure, more or less slack, with or without linen, true flax linen, cotton.
So it really is the work of the devil.

BTW I only use quality strops: a Tony Miller latigo and a Kanayama.
Was the same for me for I am heavy handed. Not saying you are. Finally using the lightest touch I can muster, I started to get some decent stropping (SRD Bridle). Still gives the creeps I will drop my razor with such a light touch but I am getting there. I want to try honing, have collected the stones, but not until I am confident with my stropping.