Send blade away or try honing myself?
Hi all. I'm new to the forum, but have been straight razor shaving for over 6 months now. I bought a brand new dovo 5/8 best quality and it was not shave ready. I have never honed before and Bought a Norton 4/8 and am trying to hone it on my own as I'm a bit tentative about sending it away to have it pro-honed. However, I've spent about 15 mins total on the stone and am not seeing a tremendous change in the blade. My question is this: should I brave sending it away or continue honing on my own and be patient?