Thanks everyone for the reassurance. I just wanted to make sure that it's a normal step along the way. I have a lot to learn and as was said, as long as the shaves are comfortable, I'm happy, but still experimenting. I think that I have a lot to learn in all areas, especially skin stretching. This morning I let the lather sit on my face a bit longer than normal, about 2 min and had a great shave. That was a relief because I strop at night and shave in the morning and last night I got home really late from work and stropped. I was worried that my stropping was poor last night because I was so tired. I guess I did alright because today's shave was the best of the week.

Thanks again,

Ken