Im new to the straight razor scene. I have been shaving with one for less then2 month's. I bought the golden dollar to give it a try and now know you get what you pay for. I know my stropping my suck and might be the problem. So i used a black sharpie on the blade and blade edge to see where the leather is polishing and everthing seem really good. I have gotten pull from day one and just thought thats how it is. So yesterday i decided to move to a lite honing with a Arkansas stone (only stone i could find here) while some good stone, some long leather (to make strop blocks) and some croox come via amazon. After a lot of reading from this forum and a what the heck moment, i honed my first and only sr. Just a little, i could tell a huge difference when i shaved. still wont pass a hht but it never did out of the"shave ready" box. And words of wisdom or anyone from local area on here i would like to improve my honing skills and do it for real as a go to guy. Best of luck.

I have shaved with a de safety or 9 years so i know the jist of the old ways of shaving.