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Yeah, shysters have learned they can charge a premium for the phrase "shave ready" without having any clue what it means.

Please drag the edge of you fingernail lengthwise along what appears to be the rough area of the spine. Is it as rough as it appears to be in the image?

Absolutely!

And easily.

Look at the rough gouges above the first "o" of Dovo. If your honing chewed up the spine that badly, imagine what it did to your edge. Either your hone is quite rough or else you did a lousy job...

I have inferred that you have never honed a razor before. Please let me know if that is correct.

Moving on, there likely are several things at fault.
First, you shouldn't use a knife hone for...