Hello everyone. I am new to straight razor shaving. I got the DVD by Lynn Abrams and have watched it many times.

I ended up buying my first straight razor, a Filarmonica doble temple, from Classic Shaving. However i have never achieved a good result with this razor. I have asked Classic Shaving to sharpen it before sending to me and they said the razor has been pre-sharpened already.

I used to shave with a double edge blade in a holder and my face will get as smooth as a baby's bum. However, with my first straight razor, i couldn't get a smooth shave. My face is still like i haven't shaven for 24 hours.

What is wrong here? Is the razor not sharp enough? I am using a leather strope to condition the razer every time.

Do I need to send the razor to a professional to sharpen it?

Please help.