Quote Originally Posted by thorxes View Post
I am stopping. This is exactly what my post is stating. I'd just like a separate way of testing the razor while I let my skin heal and NOT torture myself. I figured giving my neck a few days would be optimal, so I wanted to do something in the meantime.

That's why this is the question I asked:
What Glen is saying, and I agree, is that if your face is raw from shaving you don't have your technique down enough to evaluate a good edge, even when you face is back to 'normal'. Get your razor professionally honed and learn to shave with the straight razor so your face is not raw after the shaves. Do this for s few months before even attempting to learn to hone. If your anxious to learn to hone get an other razor to practice on and just shave your sideburns or cheeks to test the edge until you are satisfied with the results. If you do not know how to shave without nicks, cuts and razor burn you will never be able to gauge a good edge from a not so good edge.

You can either be patient or chase your tail trying to hone a good edge w/o knowing where the problem is, your shaving technique or your honing technique.