thanks for the quick response, i'd like to add that i'm not worried about getting the best razor at the first shot. or figuring out exactly what size or grind i prefer in a blade. I just think that if str8 shaving is as good as it's supposedto be, that i should notice a good enough result with some practice on a blade, that would sway me to use that instead of my quattro. and then i can fine tune my equipment once i know i'm into it.

this was my original intent a few years back but then i relized the old blades i was working with were all pretty well crooked beyond repair. and that pretty much stopped me for a long time