Pardon my ignorance, I am fairly new to straight razor shaving. I purchased a Dovo straight edge "shave ready" from classicshaving.com about 6 months ago. It wasn't the comfort I had come to expect when shaving with a straight razor, but it cut hair fine. It recently started to pull more than usual so i figured it was begining to dull. I purchased a Norton 4k/8k stone and did a normal pyramid pattern. After stropping the next day and shaving, it cut some hair but was still pulling. Does that mean my razor is still dull, or did I over hone? I do not own a finishing stone at the moment. Could this be why I am not getting a decent edge? Classicshaving.com has a sharpening service. Would you all recomend I send my razor in to them and get a professional honing done? My final question is do I have to wait 24 hours after honing to strop and do a shave test, or can I strop and test immediately after honing?

I asked a lot, so thank you for taking the time to review my questions.

Sincerely,

Ron