Well, I just finished my second shave with the Straight and I'm LOVING it.

I nicked myself once, just a little, on the first shave and not at all on the second. Basically blood free so far! Though I have to laugh (in my head) when I'm doing it at how my mind shifts between being completely relaxed and enjoying the natural flow of the moment, to freaking out for half a second when it occurs to me I'm holding an incredibly sharp blade to my face.

The whole ritual takes me just a little longer than my old razor but I'm done in around 15 - 20 minutes so I'm not complaining. The experience is light years ahead of the old one.

Many thanks to everyone here for all their help and specifically, again, to Josh and Tony for supplying me with such quality wares.