I have been straighting for 1 year and I am amazed at the amount of learning that goes on in straight shaving. The plateaus just dont seem to stop. I love it, I always enjoy exploring new ways of preping, shaving, finish shaving etc. I recently purchased a safety razor gillette, I use it for 1st pass and finish with a straight. was thinking of reversing the process to save wear and tear on the dbl. edge process, with the grain with straight againt the grain with the safety razor .