I just received this razor from Jake I'm not sure if it's gold plated or the 27/28 brass edition in either case it's a beautiful razor and I can't thank Jake enough for it, my hope is to someday be well enough ahead that I can post a pif of my own.
I shaved with it today using a standard Wilkinson Sword Blade, I found the Razor to be deceptively un-aggressive meaning it shaved closer than my blade feedback or skin glide would indicate. I used my bath and body shop cream and my standard 4 pass shave 3 directional passes and one search and destroy, with out any attempts to go beyond a normal shave I must say it delivered a very comfortable DFS.
I shaved with it today using a standard Wilkinson Sword Blade, I found the Razor to be deceptively un-aggressive meaning it shaved closer than my blade feedback or skin glide would indicate. I used my bath and body shop cream and my standard 4 pass shave 3 directional passes and one search and destroy, with out any attempts to go beyond a normal shave I must say it delivered a very comfortable DFS.