If in doubt, get it honed. My first razor was a Giesen & Forsthoff, and although it's been proven to be a bit difficult to hone, it still shaves well and the edge lasts a long time. A lot of people aren't big fans of G&F, but mine was a gift from my Wife, and I like it, so I'll never get rid of it. Maybe mine was made on a Monday, and not a Friday....
"If you want it, that's what you do best" - Woz
"if you ain't bleedin', you ain't learnin'" -me
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