Thread: Straight feels like its pulling hair out :(

I have two thoughts on all of this that no one has mentioned yet...

The first of which is how long is/was your facial hair when you tried the straights? I know if I go several days without shaving, especially with my coarse, wiry beard, I get what feels like a bit of tugging on the first pass, but the second is always like butter.

That kinda leads into my second thought... are you sure that what your experiencing isn't just the tactile feedback of the razor itself? Straight razors feel very different when shaving, and I know that what I initially thought was tugging actually turned out to be just the tactile feedback of the razor. I tend to feel it more if my beard has grown out a bit (as in four days to a week long growth). I always just make sure that if I have that long of growth I keep the pressure backed off and let the razor do it's thing.

With all that said, it sounds like you know what you're doing in the prep department, and I can tell you without a doubt Glen's honing is absolutely superb... that and he's just a stand up guy anyway. I know that if it's a rolled edge, he'll get you taken care of.

Don't lose heart... you'll get it figured out for sure. All it takes is a bit of patience and experimentation.