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I guess I'm only just had my first shave now that the razor is sharp. I didn't strop it as I assumed it was most likely done after honing and just gave it a bit of a wash and had at it.

It's like...

Got my razor back after Gentlemanzblade honed it for me, I'll have another try in the morning and report back. He did confirm that my razor was in fact not shave ready so that's good news for me in...

Just a quick update...

I've dropped my razor off with a guy who'll hone it for me, he confirmed that the razor is not sharp enough. In the mean time I'll just play the waiting game and get shaving...

I found someone on TradeMe who will hone it for $20, hopefully they'll let me drop by and watch...

Still waiting on Scott to get back to me (does he sell razors on TradeMe?)

So I've just had another shave after I stropped the razor, it seems to be a little better but only a little. I also spent a bit more time on the prep work and went the steamed towel route which may...

Don't worry about me giving up, I'm very stubborn and obsessive about things, this is probably going to be the next thing I'm going to go all out on. I won't be happy until I can get a perfect, or as...

Thanks nzFuzzy, I've sent him a PM hopefully this will help me out a lot!

I bought it from these guys: Shaver Shop It's a mostly dedicated shaver shop, they do sell a few other bits and pieces (they only had 2 straights in there which makes me a little weary as they seem...

Thanks for the advice,

How ever it's a little conflicting as to sharpness of the razor. The razor was opened before I bought it, it was sitting in it's little tin case in the display cabinet.
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I bought a brand new Dovo stainless razor a couple of days ago. The shop keeper told me that I shouldn't have to hone it as it's shave ready (Is this my first mistake?). I was also informed that I...