So I took my handle for it's 1st test drive the other night coupled with my sample of Mr Fox's 1902 hard soap, so 2 new things in the shave. I had the head from my previously (to me) unusable Wardonia OC on the handle and a 2nd use Sputnik loaded, Myrsol emulsion as a pre shave and the 25mm knotted Muhle V2 STF brush. Got to say the added length and weight from the handle felt great and made the shave effortless, it was so easy and grippy to hold, no sting from the alum and an absolutely great result 48 hours later and I could probably go another day without a shave and still look presentable and no nicks or weepers anywhere even after 3 passes and a tiny bit of buffing around my Adams apple.
Thanks once again Iain for an excellent job all round on the handle. Now all I need is a Merkur, or Muhle/Jagger safety bar head or another decent closed comb head and I'm good to go, but then I'll most likely be back for another handle lol.