So there it was after two years off looking on Eboy for a DD satinwedge and seeing rusted corroded junk it said Mint with original box. Well after winning the auction and getting it in the mail, sure enough it looked brand new, I couldn't belive my eyes, even the scales didn't have a scratch on them and then horrors, a nick in the blade, so do I send it back or fix it myself. So I pulled out my trusty 4K Norton and after about 20 minutes of intensive honing that nick was gone (along with about a 32nd of an inch of the blade).

So about 90 minutes later after seeing the blue and yellow corticule and the 12,000 japanese Hone now the blade is honed to perfection. I first used it on a 2 day beard growth and seeing as how this is the first time I've used a wedge and I have no frame of reference to compare it with my question to the experts is, is there a real difference in shaving with a wedge as opposed to a hollow ground.

I found that the feel is very different and I had to use a bit of pressure while shaving or the blade wanted to skip over my face but with a little pressure it shaved like a dream very comfortable with a solid feel. The closeness was comparable to my other DD's