All good advice and you're right. Only 3 weeks in I shouldn't even be trying this. But on my first shave I ignored the advice and shaved my whole face anyway. And yes I paid the price in razor burn. I guess I just want to accelerate the learning process and get those great shaves without irritation and ingrown hairs and bumps that everyone talks about. With my old cartridge I still got ingrowns a couple times a month in the same problem spot on the neck even though I was going WTG. And I will probably try ATG again albeit not ANY time soon!
Now I have to ask and I hope I don't get struck by lightning by asking but, I tried the shave with a brand new, shave ready, Dovo Flowing 6/8 from SRD that I presume was honed by Lynn. I had only shaved with it one time before and that shave was great so I don't think I dulled it. So the question is that should have been "truly" shave ready right? Or is it possible to improve the blade even more?