That makes really good sense. I appreciate all of your comments. I'll try practicing stropping a butter knife a bit then stropping my blade for a while (maybe 60 strokes to fix any bad stropping before).
I have been using a rediculous angle, come to think of it. I'll try a more acute angle to my face and see what results I get. In a few days, I'll re-post. Thanks again to all of you and any other advice you think of I'll surely heed. Later fellas.
-Dan