Quote Originally Posted by Denvernoob View Post
It is funny to me that you say that...I have a very contentious relationship with my Bismarck. I refuse to let it win, but it is the one razor in my rotation that continues to give me grief despite meticulous maintenance. I need to refresh it at 2x the rate of any other razor I own and just don't generally get along with it. It will give me a great shave...but tends to fight me the whole way.
My Bismarck came back from a fresh pro-honing not long ago, I was very frustrated with this razor.

Had a shave with it, terrible, stubble everywhere, very uneven, sloppy shave, picked up an old W&B that was honed over a year earlier, just stropping when used, beautiful smooth shave.