I've been using straights for a while now...it's gotten to the point to where I really don't think about what I'm doing and the movements are automatic. I don't go for BBS but DFS is the order of the day. Anyhow, I wanted to try my old Merkur slantbar today. Resulting shave...close but with 5 nicks. I haven't nicked my self 5 times in the last 3 months with my straights! Oh well, back to the straights I go.