Thanks, guys. After reading your answers, I suspect that I'm not stretching the skin enough. The cuts are pretty close to right in the middle of the ear.

I never thought of using a dull blade to practice left hand with. Duh! It's not that I'm all that sold on right hand only, it's just that I've never been particularly coordinated with my left. I will check out Xman's video and try practicing with something dull.

The razor, by the way, is a nice old Boker.

Gene.