Greetings from Lizard Lick, C'1. It's a great forum.

I don't know much but almost a year down the road I'm honing my razors and getting wonderful, smooth, irritation free shaves. My neck is also prone to razor burn; that problem stopped when I quit using hot towels and started using likewarm/cold water for prep, lather and rinsing.

A big 7/8? Consensus? I recently hashed that topic out over here and learned a lot: http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ts-appeal.html Feel free to try the large and powerful Kropp anytime. I think I am done with it, having decided 6/8 is my new idea of a big razor.