Hello everyone,

About three months ago I purchased a thiers-issard razor and dovo strop. At first, I used the razor once a week to shave, but it felt like the razor was pulling every hair.
I was much more comfortable with shaving every other day. My feeling is that my hair is much easier to cut when its shorter, but I could be completely wrong. Since I am new to straight razors I really have no idea just how sharp it should be.
Yes, I have read that every new razor should be honed, despite what the razors booklet says, but is this the case even with a new quality razor?

Any comments would be helpful. Thanks