When you first start to shave with a straight razor there are so many things that can go wrong and some if not all usually do. That is frustrating but not unusual, just normal.

It is hard to diagnose what is going wrong and what is going right without actually seeing and assessing the condition of the edge and how you are shaving and stropping. The best thing is if there is a member near enough to you in NC to give you some one on one time. Hopefully a member will be along that can do that for you.

Bob