Sharpness: Shavette vs. Straight

[mbg1081]

Hey all,

I have a question regarding the sharpness of a shavette vs. a SR. I am fairly new to SR. I started the experience with an el-cheapo shavette type razor that uses Personna DE blades. Afterwards, I purchased a shave ready Dovo Best and started using that. Well, the time has come for me to send the Dovo out for honing (probably because I killed the edge with my newbie stropping skills). Since the Dovo is away at SR rehab, I've used the shavette again, and I have to say that I got one hell of a BBS shave- without nics and burn on WTG and XTG! I had been struggling with the SR on getting a good shave (nics, cuts, burn and stubble), noticing that I was seeming to having a hard time maintaining the edge.

Long story- long… would it be fair to say the sharpness and glide of a truly shave ready SR (assuming that a proper angle, pressure and prep are used), would be equal to that of a shavette, or, is the nature of the SR going to be different animal all together as far as sharpness goes? I'm just trying to figure out a baseline on what a truly shave ready blade should feel like. The shavette just seemed to effortlessly cut the beard without any hang ups or resistance, which is what I seemed to encounter with the SR.

Thanks!