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Thanks LexTac (and everybody).

It sounds unanimous - get the razor professionally honed and see how that goes. Purchase a 2nd razor at somepoint as well.

Appreciate the advice

Thanks Mike.

I'd planned on getting a 2nd razor at some point so maybe that'll come sooner than I thought :-)

I'll check out, "refreshing a razor"

Thanks RezDog, this makes sense.

Whether it was the blade to start with, or the fact that I have dulled the blade with stropping it makes sense to get it professionally honed.

I guess there's...

Thanks for the reply Ed.

The razor came from Taylor of Old Bond Street in London.

I'll definitely experiment with 'guillotine' and 'scything', thank you.

Hi Everyone,

I'm loving the site and my new found morning ritual / hobby! The resources and advice on this forum are invaluable so i thought it about time to stop lurking and say hello.

It's a...