Helllo,

I guess a little background before my questions. I have always been fascinated by straight razors but, only for the looks and nostalgia. I recently went on to ebay and purchased a Sweeney Todd razor (thank god it never made it to me) and that started the itch. while the Sweeney was sent to the wrong address (divine intervention I think ) I had time to research more on SRP and learned it was a crappy razor.

So I did some more reasearch and purchushed a Wade and butcher and griffen magneticxx60 to restore. While doing the research I gained an intrest in the actual shaving, so I bought a shave ready razor off the classifieds.

Here's where my question is, tonight I had my first "full" shave. I followed the suggestion of doing a little bit each night until comfortable. The problem is I can feel the razor "pulling" I guess is the best way to describe it. and I can't cut the whiskers close anywhere but especially above lip. Is there a chance the razor is not "shave ready" or is this purely a technique problem?

Here's my routine:

Strop razor
Take shower
With badger brush lather with High quality shaving soap
shave, rinsing with hot water

When shaving I try to keep the movments lateral and the razor at a 30 degree angle but its very uncomfortable.

Your thoughts?

Thank you

Tyler