I just got my new Edwin Jagger razor back from honing yesterday. Unfortunetely, I can't really say my first shave was that comfortable. Sure, my technique most probably isn't particularly good, but I can't say I see myself shaving with this razor as easy as in those videos I've seen.

Shaving the cheeks works. It cuts, although not close at all. Going against the grain cuts a bit closer, but soon it just feels like the blade is jumping over the hairs, instead of cutting through them.

When I'm trying to shave under the chin and down at the neck, the blade just stops at the hairs and doesn't cut through. Feels really umcomfortable. Again, just like the blade wants to jump over the hairs.

I think I have pretty tough beard and it really grows in all kinds of directions. And even if I try to follow the grain, it just feels wrong.

Can this all be a cause of my bad technique? Or is my beard just incompatible with a straight razor?