Thread: Still can't get it. Please help

I have been trying to straight shave for a few months now. I have tried about 15 times I would say. I only have to shave about every 5 days before it gets to "scruffy" looking.
Here is my set-up:
-Dovo best quality 6/8 from SRD shave ready
-Heinrich L. Thater 26mm silver tip
- Straight Razor Designs Premium IV (Long) English Bridle strop
-Caslte forbes lime cream, trufitt and hill 1805 cream, and Mama bears dragon blood soap
-L'occitane pre-shave oil

My routine:
1. Strop on webbed 50 times then leather 50 times
2. Make lather
3. Place hot towel over face for about a minute
4. Lather my face
5. Place hot towel over face again for another minute
6. Re-lather
7. Start shaving
8. Start crying (almost but not really)

The problem:
I can shave my burns and cheeks down to the jawline with minimal pain. Once I get to the the jawline and below the chin and neckline, I am in so much pain. The pulling, which I would believe is what I'm feeling, is unbearable. Now I have had this problem every time. Now I know someone is going to say the razor is probably dull. It passes the arm test...
Maybe someone will say it's my angle. I re-lather over and over trying every angle possible. It still hurts...
Maybe not stretching the skin taught enough? Anymore taught-er and my nipples would be in my face...
Short strokes and long strokes, still hurts...
Obviously I am doing something wrong but can't possibly think what. One thing I do notice is that after making one little pass on my face, my skin where I just shaved is very sticky and dry. So i tried using the oil and still no such luck. I have tried shaving with cold water and it's just worse.
I have tried a hot shower before and still no luck.
I let my hair grow between 1/8th in and the hair is very thick. But this shouldn't matter because my first wet shave at a barber my hair was longer and no discomfort what-so-ever.
I don't think it's my lathering ability because I have to finish with my mach 3 and the lather is good

So please help me out here. Sorry if i sounded rather snotty but I am fed and annoyed and very frustrated.

Thank you,
-Anthony