I switched to using a straight about 4 months ago and have been loving it. I used to get a skin condition (like a rash) when I shaved with the multiblade disposables but it has been gone since I started using straights. I recently bought a DE to use when I'm in a rush and used it today. Wow, so much better than my straights, not sure why but it just cut right through my 5 day beard while my Dovo didn't handle it as well. I have gotten some good shaves from the straights but was very impressed by the DE (Merkel Platinum blade in it). Can I ever get my straights to give that good of a shave? I plan to break out the waterstones this weekend and do a honing but even when it was new I got more tug and pull while shaving. Any advice would be appreciated.