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It was patches--upper lip, under my lower lip, some patches on my cheeks...almost my whole face, yeah,but not quite. I'm sure that there are problems with pressure and angle...and that the razor...

I did a full pass with the DA today. I gave it another 20 or so passes on the CrO2, and then 50 on linen and nearly 100 on the leather. It felt really really sharp on the TPT, and popped hairs like...

Thanks X. I'm working on that technique. Slow and easy wins the race, indeed. I think my beard prep is ok--I've been DE shaving for a few months now, and I have an entirely too extensive...

Thanks for the advice. I actually bought this one shave ready but through inept handling (sorry Mike!) I messed up the edge.

I'm planning to have one of my western straights and my Tosuke honed...

Thanks netsurfr!
I have an update. Thinking that I may have messed up the edge by TNTing when I shouldn't have, I waited to try again until my Filly strop from RupRazors came in. It did, and this...

I can see that, for sure. But in this particular post, I was talking about the hairs on my face :D. It tugged and struggled to shave, though it did take some stubble.

Ok, well, I finally got those blades next to my face. I tried both my Double Arrow and my Kropp in test shaves today--one on each cheek.

I did my normal shave--I've been wetshaving for a few...