First of all I'd like to thank everyone on the forum for all the great advice thats on here. It helps out ALOT! So as the title says, I think I'm starting to get the hang of straight razor shaving. I have a dovo best value 6/8" and tried it out with the factory edge since it was "shave ready". It wasnt a bad first shave but it was a learning experience and I didnt cut myself so I count it as a good first shave. I honed it with a surgical black arkansas stone and tried again after a day. That one was tons better but still not super great. Yesterday I had my 6th or 7th shave and I can tell that everything is starting to come together. My stropping is better, my technique is better, face prep, everything. I probably wouldnt have got this far if it wasnt for the forum so I wanted to say that I appreciate all the posts and you guys are the best!