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Well I tried stropping the blade with the green paste. Shaved with it this morning. (did a preshave too b.t.w. )
I made all the difference in the world. I could almost get it smooth with two passes....

Thanks for all the info.
The razor wasn't sharpened by a pro. Before reading posts on this forum I didn't even know that if a razor was sold as "shave-ready" it actually isn't so.
I'll try...

Hello all,
Two months ago my girlfriend gave my my first straight razor as a birthday gift. (Dovo, entry model, and a paddle strop. Still had a brush lying around here) I'd been telling ppl I'd been...