Good day gents to day I had my first shave with my new Merkur 12C HD Long Handle Open Tooth first time shave with a open tooth design, and it was one of the closes shaves that I had since I bought my slant. Although it did bite me one time under my chin as I was trimming my go tee I still love the way it shaves and wil become my go to razor. I highly recomend one to any one in the market for a new razor