Thread: Not Sharp or Just Not Very Good?

Cattaraugus Cutlery is a blade favored by many. I would expect that you will find it a completely different shave after having it honed. I have no idea how long you have shaved with it before now, also new users tend to be a little hard on edges. It does take a bit to get on top of your technique. I would have it honed and take another run at it. It is possible that the old blade had encountered something in it's life that left it incapable of holding a shaving edge, but it is so worth trying to have it fixed.

Something else you might consider is the stropping. When I was first starting out (and sometimes even now) I didn't have a good stropping technique developed, tended to have too much pressure and over-used the linen. This caused my edges to deteriorate quickly and made me think it was a bad blade or wasn't honed right. So, yes you should get it honed then check if stropping has anything to do with it. Good luck, keep at it.

Thanks. It's good to know its a decent razor. I don't know much about them and I don't see them discussed much. I'll send it out and see how it compares after I know there's a good edge on it.