I got my first straight in the mail today (freshly honed by Lynn). It was a decent shave however I did have a good bit of pulling. Seemed as though I really had to pull the blade down to get it to cut the hair. Does anyone know if Lynn strops the razors after he hones them. I did not strop before I tried the razor so I thought that may be one thing. My lather was also a bit questionable. Prep was the usual that gives me a good DE shave. Over all the shave was good and I can't wait until it gets better.