Hey -
I just picked up straight razor shaving, so bear with me.

I shave after I shower, and put on a nice lather with my badger brush and williams soap. The problem I find when shaving is that when I shave with the grain, the blade kind of "resists" too much, like I feel it stop at every hair, and it makes a loud noise that people around me can hear.

Is my blade not sharp enough? Is my technique wrong? I try to keep the 30 degree angle, I'd say I'm pretty close to it - I've tried different angles and I have the problem no matter what.

I'm using a new DOVO 5/8 honed by Lynn.

What's up?

Thanks a lot!
- Jake