Hello all: Got my first straight razor about a week ago (vintage German-made blade, dist. by Mohawk valley, Utica NY). Still trying to get it shave-ready. Came appearing to be reasonably sharp (seemed to grab my thumb a little + gave a little ting). Stropped it w 0.5 paste & leather, did not cut whiskers. Honed it w 1500 grit King stone then 12k naniwa (I know I need more intermediate stones - have a 4K/8k Norton on the way) + then stropped a lot, now it shaves somewhat with the grain, against not so much (I have a thick beard). I know my honing/stropping needs a lot of refining, my questions for now are 1) is anyone familiar with the razor mentioned & can you give recommendations based on the blade characteristics, and 2) I also have a Weck Sextoblade w personna blades on the way - will that give an approximation of a shave-ready blade, or is it a completely different animal? Thanks much!