Hello All,

My name is Tim and I am looking for a little advice/opinion after my first shave. I received my first straight razor the other day as a father's day present from my wife. It was ordered from vintage razors and is a Dovo Best Quality 6/8. Before shaving I stropped the razor approximately 20 times and then begun to shave. I noticed the razor felt as if it were pulling my hair rather than essentially cutting right thru it. I stopped the shave and performed the hanging hair test mentioned in the Lynn Abrams DVD and it wouldn't slice the hair without assistance from me. Does the razor need more stroping or a possible honing? Vintage razors says the razor is shave ready, but I found it to be a little disappointing. Any opinions or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also one other thing, as I am stropping sometimes I nick the strop as I rotate the blade on the spine, any way to perfect this technique would also be appreciated. Thanks for the help.

Tim Moss