I ended up with a good shave: BBS and no nicks. Along the way, I struggled some more with the Stirling. The later I get is perfectly usable, I just like more thickness. I tried a few drops of the lather booster Jlocke98 suggested after finding the initial lather, though plentiful, still not thick. No noticeable help.
But certainly a lather I can shave with. The Trig blade in the Fasan slant seemed to not be cutting easily, so I replaced it with a new Personna Lab Blue blade (but I saved it to try in another razor). Again, some difficulty in cutting compared to (say) the Merkur bakelite slant. Still: three passes brought me to smooth-faced perfection with not a nick.
A good splash of Guerlain Vetiver, and the week begins.
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