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Just wanted to say thanks for all the good advice and the kind offer from Lynn. Jimbo is coming to the rescue again (what a great bloke!) and he's going to have a play with the Le Grelot....

Thanks for the feedback guys.

I'm still playing around with angle and pressure - although I'm finding that the flatter the blade, the easier it is (as riooso suggests). Sharpness I'm not too sure...

Thanks - sounds like good advice. I'll give it a go this morning.

Cheers

Jeremy

It doesn't seem to matter which straight I use or how good my prep is, the first pass is a real struggle. Lots of tugging and skipping and a little bit painful. It's not a problem that I ever have...