I tried my first DE shave tonight after letting the beard grow for around 36 hrs or so so it had some short, sharp stubble. DE was an Edwin Jager 89, Astra Platinum blade, RazoRock Brain Freeze. Very nice first shave, didn't really even feel the blade cutting at all! I was shocked at how smooth it was, none of my SR's feel this smooth ever! I tend to 'feel' the SR working and cutting more, but the DE just slide through everything; I could hear it cutting, but didn't feel the blade against the skin. Near BBS everywhere except the upper lip, chin and neck under the chin, but the shave was MUCH better than when I tried those areas with the SR! Now that I have the DE, I gotta ask. Will a SR shave be as smooth if my razors are up to the task? I seem to feel the SR more, while cutting and doesn't seem to glide across the skin like the DE did. I was going to send 2 out of my 5 SR's out for honing, but now I may send them all out if the SR shaves can be this smooth!