First off I'd like to say thank you to all the contributors, you guys have literally saved me a lot of blood and introduced me to a wonderful hobby. I'm hoping you can help me figure out what I'm doing wrong here.

A couple of months ago I bought a Dovo Shavette to see if I could get the hang of the shave before I invested in a "real" straight. That first shave was not pretty- Kentriv I had you beat my friend, I was a bloody mess. Anyway, after a lot reading and practicing I can now get a passable shave, without any nicks or cuts. I get the nice "oooo" from the lady in my life and she can't keep her hands off my face, so I see that as success. I learned the important lessons on blade angle, letting the razor do the work, etc. I'm by no means an expert, but I do fine when I take my time and pay attention.

So I bought a very nice Maestro Livi from Lynn, and he was kind enough to hone it for me, so I know that it was truly shave ready (in fact he shaved with it- which is plenty good enough for me testing wise). So I go to shave for the first time. I've got a seriously thick foam (truefitt and hill), my beard was ready (out of the shower and 5 mins of hot towels). I was careful and I watched my angles. The blade catches and hops on my beard. I did four passes just to make sure (2 with, two cross grain, didn't dare go against), and I'm still shaggy. I didn't donate any blood, but I plainly missed the mark. Now I know it's not the razor. I did NOT strop it (since I was worried I'd blow all Lynn's hard work)- is it that simple? Should I change angles? I must say it is much more forgiving that the shavette, but I have to be missing something. I tried more heat, more lather, still catches. Has to be me guys- I just don't know what I'm doing though- like I said I get great results with the Shavette...

Cliff