Thread: Sadly...my best shave in over a month.

It sounds like your razor is not shave ready to me.
I would try giving it 5 to10 passes on the diamond wipe it off good and give it 5 to 10 passes on Cro-ox if it is pasted lightly. If the Cro-ox is pasted too heavy it can dull the blade. Use light pressure.
Then wipe it off and strop it on fabric 50 passes and 50 passes on leather then test shave it and see how it does. Is it better? Does it need more help? if it does go back over it again.

full hollow blades do not need more angle. Using to much angle can dull the edge of the best razors. You might try using a scything motion on you shaving strokes. Razors really cut better when they are slightly sliceing the hair off instead of hitting it straight on. You will notice a change in the sound of the razor.

The Bokers have given me some of my very best shaves. When I got my King cutter new it was not sharpened by a pro. I gave it some passes on a pasted strop then hit the leather. It just wiped the hair off after that.

Let us know how it goes.

Silver2