[QUOTE=ScottyK9;1329797]Alright so I got it today. It's a Sheffield Extra Hollow Ground 5/8" razor. Did my first strop and shave with it today, had a lot if tugging and pulling on my 1/4 inch facial hair. I filmed a video and took a better picture with my dslr, I'm out now but any advice would be good. Haven't had much luck with the jawbone and neck area or upper lip and chin.

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You may have rounded the edge over when you stropped it, common newb mistake. Also, you probably shouldn't have stropped it at all. When I got mine from Larry, he put a note with it saying NOT to strop it until after you shave with it the first time. My advice is to try and find a member close to you to evaluate the edge, and if need be hone it for you.

I would also recommend that you watch some you tube videos. Lynn, GeoFatboy, and Mantic 59 have some good videos. There are other factors that will cause tugging: face prep, lather, blade angle, pressure. I'm still guilty of using too much pressure at times, 25 years of cartridge shaving ingrains a multitude of bad habits.

You're going through the same stuff that most of us went through in the beginning, don't let it get you down. Once you start getting the basics down, your shaves will improve.