Thanks - this and the advice on stropping I got in the other thread have me convinced to start stropping, too.

I know about styptic pencils, and I did use one on my nick this morning.

It's a little odd not shaving ATG, I've shaved only ATG with my DE since the 1970s. I'll be happier when I get to that point on the str8! But yeah, for now, it's best to go slow.