Hey. I just got back my razor from Noah. Today I shaved with it. It went a whole lot better. The blade felt good. I did a good job. But I count this as my first day using a stright and expect to get much better with time. I went wtg twice and xtg once. I didn't want to push my luck. It wasn't bad but it was ok enough for me and touched up with my merkur 34c. Thanks again and hope I get better at it