Can't get a glide worth anything with different soaps
I am relatively new to straight blade shaving. Got my razor (Thiers-Issard Spartacus) and brush (Edwin Jagger pure badger) in October. I was having a hard time with getting a lather with my Col Conks soap. So, I switched to Taylor of Old Bond St sandalwood soap. I can get a lather now but I cannot get it to give me a glide at all. I have tried less water, more water, distilled water all without success. My most recent attempt started out too wet and then ended up too dry and foamy with almost not glide. Any suggestions would be appreciated!! I live in southeast Georgia near Savannah so my tap water is pretty hard to start with.