I am fairly new to straight razor shaving (maybe 20 shaves) and i just sent my razor away to be honed by a very reputable person. When i received my razor in the mail, i looked at it under a microscope to see how it compared to what it looked like before i sent it out. Basically, i wanted to see what a freshly honed shave ready razor looked like. It looked different for sure.

Today, i attempted to shave with it and it was horrible. My first pass was pretty bad and i missed a lot of spots. There was a fair amount of pulling and it wasn't very pleasant. The left half of my face was still FURRY after the shave. I mean big patches of two day stubble. After two more passes, i just said forget it and used my DE.

I have been out of practice for probably 2 months. Should i contact the person who honed my razor now, or should i attempt a few more shaves to see if it is user error first?