This morning I tried one of the techniques mantic59 discusses in Sharpologist: the Dial-Up method, in which the setting is increased from pass to pass. For the adjustable razor, I used my new Rockwell Model T. As the photo shows, I picked the brushed chrome finish.
First, though, I wisely decided to prep my beard: a shower, a quick wash at the sink using MR GLO, and then a really excellent lather from a very good Italian shaving soap, Tcheon Fung Sing’s Tobacco Verde. (Its fragrance is the tobacco flower, not the cured leaf.)
My first pass was at my usual setting (3), and then I went to 4 for the second pass and 5 for the final pass. I found the razor quite comfortable (feels good, not inclined to nick) at all three settings, and ended with a very smooth result and no nicks or burn. A splash of Alt-Innsbruck (which also has a green-tobacco fragrance as well as a touch of menthol) finished the job.
Tomorrow I’ll try a 4-3-2 sequence to compare. Overall, it was a good shave, but I don’t think it was noticeably better in the final result than my usual shave using 3 for all three passes. We’ll see.
I do like the razor. The handle is relatively long (about the same as the Dorco PL602), but it feels good in the hand and is noticeably comfortable on the against-the-grain pass.
That brings to mind a local distillery, the Wayward Distillery, that makes some excellent spirits. (Their Unruly Gin is remarkably good.) They distill their spirits from mead rather than a grain mash (the commong approach, though brandy is distilled from wine). Their motto: “Against the grain.” 
