Today I used the Boker "The Celebrated" 7/8 hollow ground razor, which my SWMBO gave me for Christmas, to shave half of my face in order to feel the difference between a factory shave ready blade and my regular Gold Dollar 6/8 hollow ground which was previously honed by Ken Rup. I was kind of thinking in the back of my mind that it couldn't be that big of a difference. Man was I wrong. The factory "shave ready" edge took the hair off my face, but not in a very smooth or pleasant way - at least not as smooth or pleasant as I'm used to with my regular shaver. Just thought I'd share that experience with everyone.