Hi guys,

I need help with recognizing the sensation of sharpness of a straight blade. I'm a straight razor newbie. I just picked up a nice Tennis straight razor from a member. Nice razor. It was sharpened to shave ready when he sent it to me. I used it today to see what a shave ready blade feels like as a learning baseline for future sharpenings. After my prep (I'm normally a DE user and used my usual prep) and then put the blade to the side of my face to trim the sideburns. The blade seemed to stick, or catch or snag each hair and had a uneasy stroke down. As I moved down the blade was cutting the beard (actually just reducing). My question is if this catching sensation is normal, what to expect from a sharp blade or what? I adjusted my angle from the blade almost flat against the skin, to tilting the back up about back width to even two back widths. No matter where I start, it catches. Once it starts to move it's not so much of a catching feeling. It doesn't feel smooth, and I didn't cut myself or have any irritation either. Not close at all on the under chin. But it seems that's normal. Is this how it's supposed to feel when you get started? Can anyone else relate to what I'm saying? Answers, feedback or suggestions greatly appreciated. I'm not stopping mind you, just trying to know whats going on. thanks.

Lee