Quote Originally Posted by tcrideshd View Post
I shaved with a DE for over 40 years, I got quite good with one, so my shaves were BBS when I wanted one. But since I actually learned the straight and then learned what a proper edge was, then finally got to where I improved an edge from stropping, my straight shaves will rival any DE shave. Tc
Yes, this is what I was thinking, perhaps my edge isn't good enough. DE blades (I think) are always going to be sharper, but I believe that the proper edge on a straight is more than sharp enough.

I have my own stone now (Naniwa 12K) so maybe I will see what I can do with one razor and send another one away so that I have a comparison to guide my honing and then I can see if that makes a difference.

I know it is still early days for me relatively speaking and that I still have much to learn, but most importantly I do love it and will continue with straights regardless.