Hello all, I'm new to the world of straight razors. I purchased the VDH premium kit a few years back, along with a Dovo (Col. Conk) razor, but I was uninformed as to what shave ready really meant, and I had no strop. Needless to say I gave up after a few attempts. I have since found this site, and have decided to give it another try. At the moment I have a beard a couple weeks shy of a year old, so I've been using it to shave my tattooed arms. I'm almost certain it could use a good honing but I'm not about to chance that yet. I'm not going to buy a strop until I'm comfortable spending the money. I'm using a nice leather belt to slice up at the moment. Are there any good cheap honing services any members recommend? Unfortunately none of the barbers around here know anything at all about straight razors, and the ones that do are very, very old and haven't messed with them in years, and frankly have earned the right to do whatever the hell they want. Any and all advice will be welcomed.