Hello, my name is Nikolai.
In October I purchased a shave-ready Solingen razor from whippeddog. Wonderful shave.)) I am still a beginner, though, and it appears that my lack of initial proper stropping technique has put my blade in a state now requiring a stone. I was foolish, without patience to learn to correct the blade.

I live in Sarnia, Ontario; there are barbershops here (some still using straight razors - $30 for one shave), but no specialty stores for shaving gear. My question - are there any large hardware stores or any place carrying stones proper for correction of a straight razor? Has anyone here been able to buy locally in their own area, or mostly online? I am interested to hear opinions and stories concerning this.