Quote Originally Posted by fuzzychops View Post
I think this absolutely true; however, some of us have whiskers that will reduce that well-honed blade to dull in short order.
This is what I have dealt with since day one of my straight razor journey. I have a fairly thick beard, so when I get a shave ready edge from a pro, it goes dull in a few shaves. So then I switch to another razor, same result. Then I started to invest in high quality strops, and mentorship from members here. The edges lasted a little longer, and I learned a lot and got a few more shaves out of my blades as my technique improved. After awhile longer the edges just didn't hold up and I moved into the honing world where I am still fairly baffled but learning every day, but that's just what is necessary for my beard, and every man has to figure out their own threshold. Good luck, I still send my blades out for professional attention when I can't get it right.