Cleaned up, honed and now shaved with 3 times. Honing sequence: all with one layer of tape - Shapton GS 1000 for bevel set, Norton 4k/8k for edge refinement, followed by the Shapton Pro 12k for initial finishing. The shave after stropping was a little harsh so I went to the hard black Arkansas with Smith's honing solution for 60 or 70 strokes. The shaves after this have been superb. The Bengalls have a well deserved reputation for smoothness when the edge is done right. There are many sharp razors in the world and a lot of them came from Solingen and Eskilstuna but the smoothest I've tried (out of a limited sample of 120 or so) are the Sheffields. Only my opinion of course and your litres/100 km will inevitably be different;)