Howdy

Figured it was time to stop lurking.
New to Straight razors.
Found one for a good deal at an antique store a while back and restored it(polished but didn't sharpen)
Came up quite nicely as it had very minimal pitting.
Recently I decided to sharpen it and give it a go( figured my Kitchen knife collection could do with some honing)
Also picked up a Cadman and Son's Bengal for dirt cheap( which i'm still working on)
After some Deliberation I ended up with a 1k/6k and a 3k/8k stone the 1/6k bieng of better quality( shun Brand)
I also picked up a Frank strop https://www.shaverhut.com.au/frank-s....html?___SID=U
and some strop paste https://www.shaverhut.com.au/stroppi....html?___SID=U
After watching numerous videos I set about setting the bevel.
Once this was done I moved to the 3k, 6k then 8k.
From there I gave it a few go's on the canvas then 20 or so on the pasted strop
It quite comfortably removed my leg hairs in the test zone.
I then had a shower and lathered up with proraso.
Sides of the face where fine, but as I progressed the razor started to pull very hard, to the point where it didn't cut and I had to finish with electric.
Where do i start with finding the problem, I use short strokes and I believe my angle is correct.
My beard did have a weeks growth and is very tough.
Also I think the 3k/8k stone isn't great and believe the 8k isn't truly 8k as it feels courser than the 6k shun stone.
I think I may need to get the razors professionally honed, is there anyone is Brisbane that does this?
Thanks!!