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Good Advice, give your face about two days to heal and you will be ready for round two.

Strop your razor after the shave too. My routine is at least 40x on leather after the shave and 60x before the shave not counting 10-20x on linen...

Our beards actally are smarter than us men. ...

Yes, you should be able to strop and shave. The skin that your blade cut is much softer than the whiskers on your face actually. I have read somewhere that the whiskers on the normal man are...

That finger, as long as the blade wasn't dropped & you wiped the blood from the blade, didn't hurt the edge a bit. Razors are on a whole new level of sharp that you haven't experienced before...a...

Who did you order it from? We know most vendors who offer truly shave ready razors.
Yes, you lay the razor flat on it's side and the spine is the guide for honing. I honestly forget the angle,...

Mike,
I don't doubt your abilities as a knife sharpener, however razors are a complete different animal...ask me how I know. My experiences almost mirror yours. My recommendation to you right now...