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Could be your stropping technique. The scales are not "handles" for stropping, your pressure should be only on the tang. If it's a SRD razor, then the razor has been properly honed as you...

First of all welcome to the forum, you are never too young for a proper straight shave!

Second, maybe someone who lives close to you could mentor you over the bumps in the road. If not, I'm sure...