I ordered the Dovo 5/8 silver steel with ebony scales (wet shave set) off of Straight Razor Designs and after what seemed like an eternity (one week, with which I was impressed as I live on Vancouver Island) my package arrived! The pictures of the straight do not do it justice! She is a beauty. My first shave went really well. Long really hot shower, and towel, followed by lathering. (I did not strop as I did not want to ruin the honed, shave ready blade, I did however remove the oil) Safe to say almost 45 minutes, and one single little cut, later I finished and my face has not felt this smooth since my facial hair began! Styptic Pencil burned like nobody's business but because of that aftershave no longer does! BONUS!

The tutorial video I watched on the weekend and just before shaving was this one

Straight Razor Shaving Technique - YouTube