Thread: Calling all shave masters.

There is a test for a rolled edge using a sewing needle or pin. You can feel the point catch letting the point gently move on the razor toward the edge. Hard to explain especially after a few cocktails.
Best bet is to send it out for a known good honing. Search the community for local honing expertise or send it to Lynn, Glenn or someone else from the classified.

Keep the spine on the strop and don't apply pressure toward the edge, use the weight of the razor only and let speed come with time. Then you should be fine stropping. Lots of YouTube examples too.
We have a local place that sells razors and does honing in Denver. But they don't shave with straights, so I don't trust them. I'm new here too, but been around enough to know sharp, razor sharp and shave ready are all very different things. If you don't confirm with a shave test, it isnt shave ready.

I just had a look at the website for where you brought the razor and if you got a Dovo then likely it is factory shave ready and will need honing. Has it alwaus tugged or wad it fine to start. If always then you can almost guarantee that they sold it shave ready from factory and it wasn't actually shave ready.

Thanks everyone. I am 98% sure it was my stropping that is to blame. I think I have everything in hand now, just found someone near me that can sort me out.