Guys,

Thanks for the advice. I am browsing SRD as I type. Had a fantastic shave this morning with the 5/8 TI. The two steps forward in shave quality was better stropping that equaled a sharper blade.

The one step back was I nicked my strop. My thoughts went something like, "Oh man I am getting the hang of this, there's no shrill ring, good razor contact, nice rhythmic passes, this shave is going to be the best in the universe...(wife walks into the bathroom)...*ping*...(razor catches)......what are you doing Farris!"

Anyway, to all who posted on this humble thread thanks for the referrals and direction.