was te bevel set in the first place?that may be the problem, I have beleive it or not set bevel on 1k c, i then worked the the razor on water for quite a lot of laps. i no its abig jump. this was just a trial. the razor gave me a realy desent shave, no tugging at all, and fairly smooth. I would say the bevel was not set fully, or you used way to thicker slurry and dulled the edge some what, why dont you try bevel set on 1knaniwa untill it shaves hair realy well. then do 100 laps on water on your coticule. test shave . then go back to a very light thin misty slurry do another 100 laps and then 100 laps on water. then just see how shave feels. gary