OK. I have a straight razor and a leather strop. I got the razor from an SMF member who said he wanted to try straight shaving but it wasn't for him. I gave the razor a couple passes on my forearm against the grain of the hair and all the hair was still standing no worse for wear. So I figured it is not shave ready! Like I said I have a strop but thought I would like to get this shave ready so I have a good starting point. Can someone point me to someone who can hone a razor up? It is just a regular user grade razor that I am going to give a go to see if I can handle open blade shaving so it doesn't need the pro treatment. After I decide if I can handle it then I will decide if I want to get the whole hone set up.

Thanks
Charlie