Ok, here's my situation.
I've been shaving with a TI 6/8 Fully Hollowed razor since Christmas. It was ordered through Classic Shaving and sent to their sharpening service. My results, at times, have been alright, but I haven't been able to get BBS even under my sideburns but a couple of times.
I'd shaved with a Feather "No Sharpen" Straight Razor for a year or so before. Since tonight was being frustrating, I made a pass or two with the Feather again. It cut through the hair like it was nothing and I got BBS under my sideburns with no effort whatsoever. This leads me to believe that my shaving technique can't be THAT off.
So my first concern is that I suck so bad at stropping that I can't make my razor cut. It's fully possible. It isn't even cutting hair on my arm right now. However, the razor didn't shave nearly as easily as the Feather did on the first shave. (I did follow the instructions and stop it a little before I ever shaved so I don't know if I just messed it up from the beginning).
Do I need to send my razor and get it rehoned? Am I just awful at stropping? Is there any chance that it came to me in less than shave-ready condition? I know that we usually blame the shaver's technique and not the razor but I feel like with it going so well with the Feather that it has to lie in the razor (and perhaps my stropping) and not my actual shave technique.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I love the razor and am getting frustrated that I can't use it the way it's supposed to be used.