Hello gentlemen.

I am new to straight razor shaving and have discovered my first problem. When I shave, it tugs at my whiskers so much. I have tried a lesser angle but it doesn't shave much off at all. If I use a steeper angle with slightly more pressure takes more off but is very uncomfortable. Shaving against the grain is nearly unbearable compared to my old Mach 3. I did hours of research before buying my first straight razor and purchased a dovo 6/8 from vintage blades honed by Lynn.

My pre-shave routine is to shower first. Then I use a shave soap to lather my beard. While that is soaking in a strop my blade using 30 on the canvas side and 50 on the leather side. I then lather again and start to shave and let the tugging begin.

I have shaved with this razor 4 times now. The first shave to this shave has been equally the same in terms of discomfort. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.