Well yesterday I had my second straight shave and I am getting pretty sure that the blade is not sharp enough...yesterday the irritation was INSANE! For about an hour after the shave my face looked unbelievably bad, no cuts or blood, just irritation. I literally would try to get every possible angle with different amounts of pressure but the blade did not want to slice like it should.
Now I know you are all saying that I do not yet know what a sharp razor is but after one use, this freshly honed blade should cleanly slice through hairs, correct? Although my angle is not perfect, I am confident that this is not due just to my technique.
I ordered a Wapi 5/8 shave ready from someone here but I do not know when it is comming....My question at this point is do you think I should try my hand with this on the pasted strop, wait to get the Wapi and compare the two, or send the razor back for re-honing today?
Thanks!