Upon on pulling it out of the box, I noticed that it's not nearly as hefty as my other razors, probably owing to the skinnier handle. It doesn't seem to be a liability, though.
I loaded a Feather blade and lathered up. Smooth. So smooth that I wondered if my angle of attack was off. It wasn't. I wound up with an excellent two-pass shave.
It looks like this puppy is gonna share daily driver duties with my IKon Shavecraft 102.
AS-D2: First impressions