Hi everyone,

I've been shaving with a straight razor now for only a few months. I am still struggling with multiple passes and I am starting to think that it is somewhat beyond my control. Since I never got the razor honed by a professional after buying it new, I am hoping this is part of the problem (aside from still learning the proper techniques). I don't yet want to buy honing stones or worry about learning that procedure when I am still a novice in the shave department. So I was hoping someone could tell me where/who to take my razor to, to get it sharpened by someone who knows what they're doing.

I'm live in Western Michigan, specifically, Holland. I was hoping there would be someone/someplace nearby, but I don't know who to talk to about this.