I would recommend picking up the poorman's strop kit from Larry at Whippeddog. You'll get an extra practice strop, and a balsa strop that is charged with chromium oxide and iron oxide, this is used for touching up an edge when the strop just doesn't seem to cut it. Larry will provide some instructions along with it. Then if you decide to stay with straight shaving you can look into investing into a more expensive edge care solution.
http://www.whippeddog.com/products/view/poor-man-strop-kit
Jim
http://www.whippeddog.com/products/view/poor-man-strop-kit
Jim