Got my first shave off the big LM this morning, straight water finish to leather (I never do anything else with a razor - always stone to leather to face).

I have to say that the finish level was almost as good as my japanese finisher - close enough that with a little more settling in for the LM and they might be equals. Right now, the scratches from the LM on clean water are just a bit more busy than the japanese stone, but the japanese stone has had the benefit of use without scuffing the surface needlessly - it's settled in.

I haven't noticed any nastiness of the edge, but we'll see later today and tomorrow morning if my face has a delayed burn reaction (which is always the case, razor burn for me always shows up toward the end of the day and is worse the day after the offending shave).

These have got to be the bargain of the good finishers, and with oil, it would only be even finer. Can't wait for the finer mystery blue/black slate to be delivered.

Lovely satisfying "clank" sharpening with the big one, too.