Originally Posted by
Ryan82
Hello Chris from Red Deer,
When you say your razor isn't shaving so well anymore what do you mean? Is it pulling/tugging, gliding over your face without removing hair, causing discomfort while shaving etc?
It's hard to say what the problem is. Could have dulled it while stropping, or it could be dulled due to newbie shaving technique, which is quite common too. You didn't mention how your other razor shaves; if you have been using it for a while without it dulling we can likely rule out shaving technique.
Someone posted in this thread that speedy stropping is required to have any benefit. Please do not take this to heart. You will get more from a slow-to-medium paced stroke WITH GOOD FORM as opposed to fast strokes with sloppy form. With experience it is indeed possible to bring an edge back from the dead. Because your paddle strop probably has less stropping surface than a leather hanger you may want to increase your lap count by a few dozen and see if it helps.
Let us know how it turns out.