Need some help in Ft Worth, TX
So, I got my two new razors in today. Neither of them are new, but I sent one out to be honed and ended up buying another which was to be honed too. Well I tried them out tonight, and Im far less than pleased. When I got them back I was told they were shave ready and that they didnt need to be stropped before using them. So tonight I tried. Neither of the razors seemed that sharp. I was using minimal pressure with the spine about 1.5 spine widths off my face (I suck at angles, so whatever degree that would be). After 3 WTG passes, I still wasnt ready for an ATG pass.
So I decided that since I dont have enough hair to try a HHT, I would try a sheet of paper. The one I took to have honed cut fairly well, but not as easy as I figure it should be. The one I bought wouldnt cut at all unless I pushed and pulled in a sawing motion. At that point, I decided to try stropping and see if that helped. I did about 50 passes on each razor, then tried again with the paper. Each one was marginally better but still not great by any means.
Im thinking that the razors arent honed as well as they could be, because I would feel that even if my technique wasnt perfect, it would still remove a substantial amount of hair. However, if I use my Shavette with my current technique I can get a decent shave in two passes, so Im not entirely sure that my technique is bad. Im thinking its the razors themselves.
So I need some help. Is there anyone in the Fort Worth, TX area who might be able to take a look at my razors and possibly help me out? I really dont want to go back to who I went to originally, especially after seeing the results the first time.