My 2nd attempt with the SR. I still have the same problem with the RA razor. I made two complete WTG passes today and found that the RA razor's angle is quite a bit different than the King razor. For one thing, the King is a 4/8 and the RA is 5/8. The 2nd pass seemed better and didn't tug as much as I lowered the angle to almost flat against my skin. I believe the Tabac was too dry and the angle on the 1st pass was too steep. I believe I started with too little water in the brush (squeezed it almost dry) and loaded too much product initially. I did get a slight amount of razor burn in a couple of places but no nicks or cuts with the SR. Prior to the shave I stropped the razor 20 passes on linen and 50 on the leather. After the shave, I stropped it 10 on linen and 30 on leather. I will try again tomorrow with only one day of growth.

Thank you all for your input and suggestions so far.