Ok, about to draw first blood .

I grew up w/ straight razors and strops hanging in the bathroom (yep, I've got some miles on me), but they weren't allowed in the military so I went to the dark side although I never gave up wet shaving. The stuff from a can (even Old Spice, sob), ah yuck. I went back in my 40's but didn't know enough about honing, so you can figure how that went! Dad was the expert, and I didn't pick it all up - we all should have paid more attention to our elders! Now I are one. But, I've got plans for my son-in-law!

Ok, so I'm feed up with 4-bladed wonders and am willing to bleed a little for the cause.

Anybody in the Farmington, NM area I can lean on?

happy to be here; great site.

Jim