Just got the razor last night....and had to shave. Amazingly close with 1 pass WTG!! I had to touch up parts on my chin and neck with my DE (sorry) and the left hand was awkward. But still amazing....and I am happy to report no cuts.....except the strop got 2 . Thats ok by me....only strange thing was it was pulling a little< (it was a razor shave ready fro srd...but it was pulling and did not pass the HHT.....I admit I did not strop befor hand because it said you did not have to. But after the shave, I wanted to make sure the razor was dry so I put it to the strop for 50 times (before this I had to keep the hair tight and the razor needed force to go through the hair) and it passed the HHT. All in all...a great first time success and I will not go back