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OK, I was under the wrong assumption and you know what they say about making assumptions. So, if it was sold as "shave ready" either it wasn't or as a beginner you damaged the edge with poor...

Yup, my assumption was that the OP's Gold Dollar was a "stock" Gold Dollar as there was no mention made of it being purchased shave ready. I did indicate that if it had a "factory edge" it might not...

Yes, for sure you can redden your face that way like razor burn. Did that face lathering.

Bob

If a shop does not specialize in straight razor honing chances are they could even make an edge worse than before. There have been more than a few cases of people taking razors to shops that do...

I would suggest not using the Gold Dollar razor if you are using the factory edge as supplied. I do not believe any amount of stropping could put it right. It likely needs to honed to be sure it has...