I've tried several blades: The Feather (wow, it's sharp) and a Dovo straight and two different Thiers-Issard straights.

Try as I might, I just can't get a good shave from the straights. They are Lynn-honed razors, but they just don't remove hair as good as my Mach 3. I am lathering up and using a good brush, using Trumpers shaving cream.

As shown in Lynn's video, I do the hot towel treatment, then brush on the cream and work it in. Things start Ok on the sideburns, but on the chin area in particular, the hairs just stick out and the blades just can't cut them. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

The Feather and the Mach3 can do the job, but I'm more inclined to trying a traditional straight.