Hi everyone, im new here and already frustrated with straight razor shaving. I have a German Straight razor which i purchased new. looked unbelievalably sharp but i gave it a light stropping before i began. i have shaved with this straight razor 2-3 times now. however i am getting frustrated and have some questions. Should you hear the blade like cutting the hairs off the face? kinda like a scratching sound? cause i lightly ran the blade on my arm and it cut the hair off totally silently and really easy. but when it comes to my face, it seem too feel kind of like a pulling on the hair as it cuts, not to mention it doesnt shave too close. but thats not even my main problem, the cheeks and side of my neck i can shave pretty decent, but when it comes to my chin and and directly under it down teh middle of my neck, there is no chance. the blad just gets stuck in the hairs, every which angle, pulls on the hairs and it really hurts. I lather my face quite a bit and stretch the skin alot. is there something im missing here? why is this so impossible? please help me out. thanks