Well, I've said this before and I know most people here don't agree with me but I'll say it again anyway. Before venturing into shaving and stropping and honing a good blade I think people should get a garbage blade off Eboy just to practice stropping and honing with so they don't ruin their working razor. Sure you can send it to Lynn but it still has to be stropped every use so if you ruined it this time you'll do it again.

Having said that understand that stropping takes practice and honing takes alot of practice. To get a result that is even throughout the surface on both sides is not easy and personally I think few ever master it in a way that someone like lynn does. That does not mean everyone can't master it to a point where you can experience a truly great shave every day. You don't need perfection. Remember at one time everyone had to do this and I can guarantee alot of people shaved with some pretty bad razors.

So the bottom line here is to practice until you master the techniques. It will take time and patience. Read all the help files on this site and remember to go slow and whether stropping or honing the key is consistancy and no pressure on the stone or the leather. An uneven edge means unequal pressure was applied or in stropping the edge was rounded off.