I've brought this up as something to think about before and the more I think about it the more serious I'm starting to take it myself. Maybe we should be telling the novices out there that before starting to shave with a straight they should get themselves a practice razor and develop their honing skills and stropping skills. You all realize almost every post from beginners involves how to hone or strop or I just messed up my new Dovo. Sure you can send out the razor to be honed but every ten or so shaves then what? Are you going to keep sending it out.

Unorthodox advice? Maybe but just something to think about.