Thanks, Jerry. I keep looking for my perfect razor, but no luck so far. They have come and gone, from the vintage Gillettes to a seven-day Joris set, but my ideal double edge razor still evades me. Well, maybe it does not exist — or is the Gillette Aristocrat my big love? Perhaps I'll do a post on the Aristocrat. Anyway, I took a chance on the Standard, which was a good shave, but the razor somehow did not feel right in my hands, as well as being a wee bit too aggressive.