Guys, I learned a new word a few weeks ago and I've been dying to use it. The word is "askhole", and it's a person who asks questions and advice from people and then doesn't follow any of it.

I don't want to be an askhole. I'm going to follow you guys' advice and send this razor off to be correctly honed by someone who knows how to do it right. Then, as Phoenix just said, when I get it back I'll know what right looks like in the future.

I stropped the razor again this morning and attempted to shave with it. It got most of the whiskers, but it's just not sharp enough for a good, easy shave. Too much pulling, too many whiskers not cut, etc. I relathered and shaved for real with the Feather SS, and there is simply no comparison. I'm simply not there yet.

So the Prima Silver Steel is going to a honemeister. In the meantime, I don't want to buy a Chinese junk razor off eBay to learn on, but what would you guys think about a Fromm? For $60 would I get a razor that's good enough I could actually enjoy using it once I master honing and stropping, yet cheap enough that I won't mind terribly if I hurt its feelings a little during the learning process?