A regular straight razor's edge will feel completely different than a disposable razor blade like a Feather, you won't get the same result from honing on a straight. You can and will get awesome shaves in time that are much more gentle to the face and leave very nice smooth results.

The question is in your honing techinque, use very slow strokes, make sure the water rides the edge of the blade through the ENTIRE stroke. Use very gentle touch with this to make sure you're not torquing the edge and messing it up during the stroke.

Use straight strokes and then X strokes too, mixing between the two helps with bevel consistancy.