Setup:
Ebony Scaled Dovo Bismarck (From Vintageblade; honed by Lynn)
Pure Badger Vintage Blade Brand
3" Latigo Strop
Cell Shave Cream/soap (Red container)
Black Shave Mug

So far I have attempted to shave 2x with the above setup. On both tries the lather seems to be the issue but I am not positive.

Prep: hot shower w/ Glycerin soap. Soaked the badger in some water. Shook the badger out and began to lather inside the Cell container. I applied the thick lather to my face.

Experimenting with different angles of the blade I was able to cut a bit of hair but noticed the blade seemed to get hung up on my beard. Before I could get very far the lather would become a thick Gel-like consistency. From what I've read you are not supposed to use pressure when shaving so I did not want to push my luck. I put the straight razor away re-lathered w/ the cella again and finished with a mach3 throw away. I noticed even this razor seemed to be getting hung up.

Any idea where I'm going wrong?