Hey guys,

I'm about to give up here and need your help/info.

The razor in question is a DOVO 'Astrale' straight.

The razor just came back from the store to get resharpened and to remove some rust spots that it had gotten. First off all, the rust did not get removed entirely, and I'm wondering if there's any way to remove it myself (I'll post a picture tomorrow). The razor holds a special value as it was a gift from my brother, so I truly want to keep it in good condition.

Second of all, the darn thing doesn't seem to shave all that well compared to my cheap merkur DE. I looked up a little how to test if it's *sharp enough* and a guy shows how he passes a hair over the blade and it gets cut in haf, this is absolutely not the case here, and I just got it honed, so is this not a good test? When I drag it over my fingernail it immediately diggs in, is that a good sign (I thought it was). Anyhow, is there any way to be sure the thing is as sharp as it gets?

Second of all, is it possible the angle should be something like 45° instead of 30° ? It seems I get better results that way.

The lathering I'm applying for the moment is for sure good, so I'm sure it's either the razor, or it's me (I'm hoping it's me!).

Even my cheeks, which are easy to shave, have a stubble left on them when you pass over them, which is not even the case if I would shave with a disposable BIC single bladed plastic banana :-)

Please advise!