Quote Originally Posted by jdurango View Post
I just tried shaving some arm hair off and unless I apply a lot amount of pressure, the blade latches onto the hair and then almost JUMPS up and over the hair....really strange...I'm trying all different angles and it will barely cut...the tiny patch of hair that I did cut is razorburned. I can feel it trying to cut but PULLING at the hairs until it cuts through them and jumps to the next clump of hair, stops, and grinds through them too.....I also have to hold the scales pretty firmly or the angle will increase sharply towards 90 degrees when the blade edge binds on my hair......this is pretty much the exact same story on my face although slightly better due to all the prep, hot water, lather, etc.

When you get your newly honed razor back, you should do several things for reference:

  • gently shave some arm hair, noticing how little angle you need and how easily it shaves
  • very gently place the pad of your thumb against the edge, noticing how it feels "sticky" if you move your thumb at all
  • shave without stropping first, trying to use the least amount of angle possible (a slight scything action helps)

For what it's worth, you should never need to raise the angle of your blade and scrape the hairs out. Raising the angle dulls a razor faster, too, especially if it feels anything like scraping.