After reading so about Feather blades, I decided to go ahead an buy a 10 pack today. Placed one in my Merkur HD 34C razor, and went to work. First I did a good pre-shave, and as I passed that baby along my face, all I could do was to sing in my head, "You're Just too good to be true, Can't take my eyes off of you.". By far, the best blade I have ever used. Thank you all for your postings. The advice was fantastic. :boohoo: