Nenad,

No, I dont have a hone yet. I actually have a bid for a CARBORUNDUM razor hone on E-bay, but I dont think Im quite ready to start using a hone yet. I plan on buying another razor here shortly, so I can experiment with one, without having to pick up my mach III after a mishap =P

I actually just left the bathroom, where I have been practicing/experimenting with my strop for the last 20min... I've managed to get it A LOT sharper than it was earlier when I tried to shave with it, but when I took a practice swip over my chin with it, I ended up with about 3 scraps and I felt quite a bit of resistance, so im pretty sure its still not nearly up to snuff... It feels like I get more resistance on the strop when I push the blade away from me, than I do when I pull it towards me.... Im thinking this has something to do with the actual strop, as tony mentioned earlier, I ended up purchasing a strop that is a bit odd. Do you think that it needs to visit a hone before it will get up to par?

-Billy