Originally Posted by
carlmaloschneider
It's hard to know if the razor isn't sharp, but shaving should never feel like pulling hairs. In fact, with a well honed razor you shouldn't hardly feel hairs cutting. However, I'm considering your use of the words 'pick off a hair'. You should use even, short strokes. When you say 'run the blade across my skin softly' do you mean like a slicing motion? That would certainly cut if you were using a sharp razor.
I wonder if there's another member in Melbourne you could meet up with so he could evaluate your razor's sharpness, and maybe hone it for you?