Quote Originally Posted by RedGladiator View Post
Invisibleedge, I emailed them before ordering and they said they honed it. This being my first razor I don't know what shave ready feels like but if it's meant to feel like a feather artisan blade then it wasn't.
I think it's highly unlikely that steve from the invisible edge would send out a razor that was not shave ready. Ive brought new razors from him and used his honing service in the past and can attest his excellent work.

A straight razor even professionally honed wont feel the same as a de. Although imo feels much smoother.

HHT wont tell you much.

Is your technique good? Wrong shaving angles can make for a terrible shave. Also bad stropping can easily ruin an edge.