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Thanks for all the thoughtful replies -- I was hoping for useful feedback, and you're certainly given me that. Onward and upward.

> suggest that a beginner learn to shave, lather and strop for a while (6 months or more) BEFORE trying to hone

Havachat, I guess it was a chicken-or-egg problem for me: none of the razors that I...

I've been learning to hone my straight razors for almost a year now. It's been at least as hard as learning to shave with them. I finally feel like I'm getting reasonably good at it. If nothing else,...