Thread: Suspected Dull New Edge

As mentioned in my previous thread I am very new to straight shaving. I have only tried to shave once and it took about an hour along with some real tugging. Although the blade is brandnew I suspect the factory finish is not up to scratch. I have a macro lens which can do up to x5 magnification and attemtped to take some pictures of the blade edge. To me it looks fairly rough. I've taken a picture of the Dovo symbol to give you an idea of the scale. The width of a shot must be around ¼".These photos are in my album in my profile too.