I shaved with it once, and did a minor stropping before. It's not quite as sharp as my Lynn honed Dovo. So I will get it over to Leighton (he lives close to me) and have him hone it for me. That should do the trick. It might end up on the classifieds since it has the same blade as my dovo and the same scales as another one I bought from Leighton, so it's not unique to my VERY small collection. Maybe a trade will be in order on the classifieds for something.