Thanks so much for all your advise Lee. I'm truly grateful. There is absolutely NO WAY I'll ever go back to safety razors, so I'll keep at it, as you say. One more thing, I purchased a leather strop with my razor. Do I use the red side too, or just the smoother pinkish side? It may seem a silly question, but I'd rather look daft than not ever find out.
Thanks,
Colin.