Quote Originally Posted by Audels1 View Post
I had my first shave with my own edge. All I can say is back to the drawing board My neck looks like a crime scene.
While there are always 'Exceptions to the Rules' your experience is why I tend to recommend to wait till you've been at this age old art for at least a year. By having more experienced honers do the honing for you it not only gives you time to learn what shaving with this antique tool is all about but when you do start then you have a guide to judge your own honing by.

With that said, I would encourage learning how to 'Touch Up' an edge and it's far easier than setting a bevel and then getting a nice edge. The bevel should be already set and all you are doing is smoothing out the microscopic 'dings and dents'.

Here's a video from my good friend and Senior Mod here at SRP, I hope it will be of some help.