The third and fourth shave went much better. I changed the blade or these shaves. Maybe I had a bad blade? I know it could not have been me. Haha. Anyways the experience was much better. It is still to early to tell if I really can get a reliably good shave each time, but now at least I have nope. So far I am impressed ( almost) by the shavability of a single edge razor. Maybe more people should try them.