I picked up a vintage razor http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...012-honed.html that I will send off in the future to get honed. In the meantime I periodically stand in front of a mirror and practice technique with it using no soap, cream, etc. I've found areas of my face to be cautious at where the blade will dig in with specific angles or directions. When this happens I think to myself "damn, I'm glad this thing isn't sharp". It also serves to exfoliate as the blade ends up with flakes of dry skin.