Alright, so I'm fairly new at this whole straight razor thing (loving it, by the way), so, expectedly, my stropping technique is hit or miss. More hit than miss, I think, because the flesh on my face is still present. That being said, the other day I was stropping my blades, in my zen-place, and I realized that I was torquing my wrist and putting a fair amount of pressure on the edge, especially when pulling toward me....and I have no idea whether or not I'm supposed to be doing that. I dug through the SRP wiki, but couldn't find any explicit description (I could've missed it....)
Now, to clarify, I'm very careful to ensure the spine is firmly attached to the leather; I'm not digging in, gouging, or otherwise cutting the leather with the edge; and I rotate the blade on the spine when switching directions. I'm just wondering if I'm supposed to be simply letting the edge just touch the leather, continue putting pressure on the edge, or somewhere in between.
My blade is a 5/8 full hollow, and I bring this up because I'm approaching two weeks and, while the blade still cuts beautifully, I can definitely feel a difference between now and the is-the-razor-even-on-my-face? feeling of a fresh hone. Also, I have a 6/8 full hollow that is decidedly unshavable after only about a month, but it was an....unwise....purchase anyway. I expected nothing less from it; however, I wish to rule out the human factor (me) before completely condemning it. Oh, and I dearly hope this post makes sense.

V/R
Jim