Hey SRP, first post

I bought a Dovo straight/ strop today (has leather and canvas sides - leather before and canvas after?)

The dovo looked as if it had some kind of oil on it, so would I be right to assume it was shave-ready? I asked the woman in the shop, but I don't think her english was too good, as I had to mime razor and strop.

When I was shaving with it, I could feel the razor tugging on my skin, and it wasn't actually cutting the hairs. A similar feeling to when I need to change the blade of my Dovo shavette.

So was this tugging/ not cutting caused by poor stropping, which will improve with time, or was it likely the blade wasn't honed? Is there a way to tell if it is?

Thanks