Had a pleasant surprise using one of these this morning with a GEM Blue Star carbon steel blade. One of the nicest shaves I have had with any of my SEs or DEs. Smooth and easy but not as close as with my Muhle R41 and a feather blade. They don't seem to clog up and you can easily clear half your face of lather before giving it a rinse for the other half. They live up to there name, lather catcher. Anyway, if you are looking to try something a little different one of these just might do the trick.

Bob