Welcome to the forum and this place has a vast of knowledge! Good luck.
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Welcome to the forum and this place has a vast of knowledge! Good luck.
One more vote for SRD. However, Merz Apothecary has a couple brick and mortar stores in Chicago. I believe their online store Smallflower advertises here on Straight Razor Place.
My second post tonight recommending Whipped Dog for a beginner kit. I invested less than $100 to get a pro honed vintage razor, leather strop, balsa strop, brush, soap, instructions, and even a decent DE razor for backup.
Strop is a cheap but functional, but I certainly don't feel bad that I've cut it up pretty badly.
Balsa strop I pre pasted with two grades of Abrasive.
Brush is basic black badger and even comes with a packet of oxy clean to treat the badger smell.
I suppose I sound like a shill for Larry at Whipped..:) but really I am just a fan since it is how I got started.