Good morning all,

I'm a complete newbie to straights and tried my first straight razor shave this morning and it did not turn out well. I just received a Dovo Silver Steel which was advertised as professionally honed. I don't doubt that for a second as I did a quick pre-strop test on my arm and if felt good. So, when I get ready to shave this morning I stropped using what I thought was proper technique only to find the razor very grabby and unshavable. I tried different angles thinking I may just be using poor technique, but nothing worked. I guess I must have dulled the blade when I stropped it. Anyway, my question is do I now have to go back to square one so to speak and rehone the razor, or can I strop it using better technique to get it sharp enough to shave with? I was hoping to get a few weeks/months of shaving in without having hone since I haven't done that before either.

Thanks in advance for the advice.

Best regards,
Tim