Hi,
I'm a bit new to this, hope I'm posting in the correct sub-forum. I just bought a new Dovo razor and it was supposed to be shave ready, but every time I shave with it it takes at least three shaves to get anywhere close to the close shave I desire but it doesn't feel at all comfortable and I get razor burn every time. The main problem areas are the really tough hairs on my chin and neck. I am using a cowhide strop with a napped side and a smoothe side but no matter how much I strop it only gets so sharp. I'm pretty sure my stropping technique is correct btw, I've watched tutorial vids and I'm only using the weight of the blade and making sure it sits flat on the strop every time. The razor does somewhat pop some hairs from close range but you really need to get as close to 1/8th inch rather than 1/4 inch for this to happen. I'm shaving at around 30 degree angle but I can't get a smooth shave. I'm pretty sure this razor could be sharper but I'm not sure whether the next course of action would be to use a pasted strop or if I need to go to a honing stone. I changed to Prorasso shaving cream which helped a little but not enough. Any advise would be very much appreciated.