I got one of the Merkur short handle slant bar razors to try out. I put a fresh Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge Yellow blade and tried it this morning with Tiki Bar Salty Air soap and my new Finest Badger brush from Franks, so it was a new soap, new razor and new brush morning! Shave felt completely different than my DE89 and Parker 24C. I noticed less pulling and it definitely worked much better on my neck area than the 24C does. I got a couple of weepers and 1 tiny nick, all on my neck, so I need to stretch the skin flat a little more, but the results were worth it! I really focused on using no pressure like I would with the SR and that seemed to work well. Shave wasn't quite BBS smooth, a teeny tiny bit of fuzz left in some areas, but much better overall than my normal DE shave!