Mine's in the mail right now and from what I've read, it's a pretty good first straight razor. For anyone who's got one let me know what your impressions have been of it. For the old timers who've moved on to other razors; how does it stack up now that you've used other more expensive straights? I've also read mixed feelings on whether to strop it before shaving with it out the box. I didn't buy a strop yet but I plan on picking one up from SRD soon. Thanks guys :D