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Thanks AFDavis11, this and your earlier response re pressure, nailed the problem!

Shaved this morning, and put some pressure (probably a little more than necessary, but carefully, too) on the...

I've been using a (very) small amount of pressure, and after this, using hardly any at all, just the weight of the blade. Haven't tried using more pressure (obviously without going silly), but will...

Hi JSmith1983 - that's a thought, as the Shavette is ultra light and I may (unconsciously) be using very little pressure compared to the heavier St8. I'll check during tomorrow's shave. Many thanks!

Thanks for your kind offer, onimaru55, no, it wasn't you that honed it, and as mentioned before, it was great after the honing for a little while (so was honed very well), which sort of points to my...

Thanks onimaru55,
I think I can rule out the prep, as I try both the St8 and the shavette, with the same shave and lathering (ie shave half an area (under nose, chin, cheek etc), put the St8 down,...

(K) Reasonably, but was pulling a bit, hence got it honed just before Xmas. The first few shaves after the honing were nice, but seems to have reverted back to pre honing sharpness. I'm checking my...

Thanks Ace - I'm using the Dovo longer single blade in the Shavette, which now with over a month of use, is certainly less sharp than when I bought it new. Despite this, it is much easier and more...

Hi all,

About 35 shaves in, and slowly getting a grasp of how much I don't know :-), especially how to get a consistently sharp and comfortable shave. Mine seem to be very ad hoc around how sharp...