Thought I'd try one of those pictures that you all seem to be able to manage.
How's that look?
Prep : Nice long hot bath with Mr Taylor's soap, hot towel just before applying lather.
Mr Taylor's shaving cream in a Muhle bowl (not sure if I like the bowl, it may just be too small for my brush)
NF Tubby 1
Restored English Rocket, with Gillette Superthin blade. (First shave with this razor)
Mr Taylor's aftershave balm
Mr Taylor's aftershave splash
Mr Taylor's deoderant
Mr Taylor's talc
Mr Taylor's cologne.
I love the smell of this stuff!
However the shave was awful. above the chin line it was BBS. Around my chin there is stubble. Under my neck was had perhaps 8-10 bleeding points, and I had to do many more passes than necessary. This combination of razor and blade would only cut the stubble if it met it at 0 degrees to the grain. The end result actually feels fine to my fingers, and looks fine, the little bleeding points have gone, however I know tomorrow night they will be slightly raised and several of them will bleed again.
I was very optimistic after improving my technique, however a light weight razor seems to 'bounce off' stubble rather than slice through, and the blade is nothing like as sharp as the feather I was using.
Next step is to try the feather in this razor, and try the blade in my usual razor.
Oh well. :/