Hi everybody,

My problem is that my edge doesn't stay good beyond 1-2 shaves. I can get some of the hair off my arm, but not all of it. And the HHT fails totally. I can take a hair and move it along the whole length of the blade and it won't cut.

I already asked on the IRC channel, and the guys there encouraged me to post the video here. Not easy to strop and make a nice video at the same time!
https://goo.gl/photos/1gPFe7pDb8FopEdi8

This is my 3" corium Leather strop I got from ClassicEdge and the razor is the one I got thanks to the SRP Giveaway. (Thanks again!)
The issue is not razor-specific. The same happened with my Dovo Best.

I put a bit of pressure on the razor. Even then, I don't hear much from that strop. Every now and then, I hear a 'toc' sound similar to 'knocking on wood'. I tried putting lots of pressure, and also tried with only the weight of the blade. Same results.

I tried with the strop downwards, upwards, perpendicular to me. Same results.
I also tried putting my index on the tang, and even two fingers from the other hand on the spine. Same results.
Also, I tried with a hanging newspaper strop and I feel it sometimes improved my edge, but no magic here either.

This is a big roadblock for me. Even though I'll eventually finish lapping and burnishing my PHIG, I can't go back to the stone twice a week - assuming I even hone well in the first place!