Hey Maybe you guys could help. I've been at the whole st8 thing for about 3 months. I've been putting on a happy face and shaving and telling everyone that shaving with a str8 is the greatest thing ever. BUT, to be honest i shaved with a traditional razor the other day and i'm just about ready to swing back to the dark side.
At first when i bought a razor i wasn't impressed with the "shave-readiness" of the blade so i bought a yellow couticole. And decided to play with it to see if it would work to my satisfaction. At first it was going great, but as we know ignorance is bliss. Now i want to get this razor to "split hairs". Is it possible that the couticule isn't the way to go and i'm just wasting my time. I really want to get this razor in tip top shape. Also i feel this sucker can be much sharper. Also I want to go it alone with out the help of a pro honing it to perfection.(Just for reasons of nastalgia) I watched the video of the gent using the couticule on youtube. I noticed he presses fairly hard on the razor while honing. I would also like to know can i really damage the razor from too much pressure. Any help at this would be greatly appreciated.
:gthP.S. I don't wanna go back to shaving with the traditional, you never saw john wayne pullin out a mach3 razor from his saddle bags