Hi, I made a post about some SR's that I recently bought. http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...se-usable.html

I was in Tampa last weekend, and I had two of them sharpened by Green Sharp LLC, He said that he was recommended on here, and that he does SR's all the time.
Day 1 - So, I stropped my razor, and made a few strokes to start on each side of my face on the cheek. Felt ok. Seemed to cut the hair pretty well.
Day 2 - Stropped, few strokes on my cheek again, but much more pulling and tugging.
Day 3 - stropped, could barely do any strokes, due to pulling and tugging. The SR was not cutting my hair at all. My DE with 3day old razor works much better atm.

I'm a whole-head shaver, and I tried using the SR to touch up a couple of hairs I could see right on the top of my head. Just to see if it would cut. The SR wouldn't cut them.

Now, I admit I'm a bit nervous, maybe I'm not holding the SR firmly enough? Not having enough confidence? I'm pulling the skin tight, doing my prep. I've been cold water shaving with my DE, so I've continued that while trying the SR. One thing I've noticed is that my shave cream dries out really fast. Maybe I'm not stropping correctly? I've watched several videos on stropping, and I'm following the instructions. Could it be that the blade was not honed good enough?