I've had a full beard for the last two years, but recently decided it had to go. Before the beard, had just started using a straight (maybe that was why I grew the beard) and had collected some gear. Here's what I have:

Dovo 5/8 "shave ready" from Vintage Blades
Tony's basic strop (I don't think he sells this any more)
C12K

So, I learned to shave and strop but I suspect that my blade is bent. The strop doesn't have a D-ring so it's hard to get it to "lie" flat when I pull it taut. Also when I tried honing with the 12K, one side was fine but the other wouldn't lie flat on the spine. It's kind of hard to describe, but it seems to want to rock across the cutting edge. The spine doesn't sit on the stone all the way across.

Needless to say, I'm not getting great shaves. Either I have a ton of stubble left over or it feels like my face was rubbed off with a grinder. I've never felt the blade glide on my face without pulling or meeting some resistance.

Anyway, what should I do: Send this razor in to Lynn or someone else? Get a new shave-ready from the classifieds? Get a new shave-ready from a dealer? Get a better strop?

Thanks,