I have several razors, good quality, and some nearly new. However, after while and after some stropping on my nicked strop, I get the tugging and pulling and very uncomfortable shave. This is with razors like Wacker, Gotta, Revisor, Dovo and the like. I have been DE shaving for some time now, and the razors pretty much became safe queens.

My strop is a rather wide strop that I bought new a few years ago, but it has several nicks and hangs around in the bathroom. Do Strops vary in quality? In other words, do some strops contribute to degradation of the edge rather than improve it? Does Neatsfoot oil help any?

Ordered a DOVO Shavette to try out and with longer blade, might simulate the actual straight razor without wondering about the improvement / damage from poor strop or poor stopping.