Thread: How to tell if a straight razor is sharp

It will cut you ok, but not your hairs. It may not be shave ready! The best way to know it is shave ready is to send it to a reputable straight razor honer (honemeister) for some LTC. Even then, if this are your first shaves, you are going to think that is not sharp (it leaves hair behind). That's an angle and pressure beginner problem.
Others factors that could affect the perceived lack of sharpness is beard type and prep, angle of the blade, stropping technic (you could destroy a sharp blade with a few bad stropping strokes), just to name a few.
Welcome to the challenging world of straight razor shaving. Fun (sometimes frustrating) and rewarding! Double O