Quote Originally Posted by apamburn View Post
That begs another question: should I expect my straight razor to get as sharp as my FROMM disposables?
That would depend on your razor & who honed it.

I think you may find that shaving angle will vary some from disposables to real straights. Try an almost flat angle with the straight. The ideal angle is not far from having the spine touch your face.

If you send it out to competent honemeister you can see what the edge's potential is without guesswork on what sandpaper to use etc.. If you have 2 similar razors you can always keep the pro honed one as a template & also test your stropping .
ie see if you don't degrade the edge post strop. Your barber hone may be enough to maintain the razor.

I'd also guarantee that a competent honemeister won't send you an edge solely honed on a DMT tho they are definitely useful for heavy lifting.

btw DMT = Diamond Machining Technology.