Hey Everybody My name is Sam, I've been DE shaving with a Gillette Super Speed (Black handle plastic base ive since moved up to a Gillette FatBoy when i wore out my Blackie) that was my dad's, Since I was 14. I'm 36 now, I remember that on special days and occasions I would see my old man break out that little dark blue box with gold letters and start his regimen with his strop, Ssssp Ssssp Ssssp Ssssp... man that was COOL ! That was my "Dads_Old_Boker". That razor was chipped when one of his dumb kids (I wont say which...) bumped it off of the table while he was honing it :( :(.... This was when there was no Internet and no way to repair it or find a new blade for those gorgeous Tortoise scales :( all of his tools disappeared, strop went dry Razor was lost. Well now it's my turn and I'm late to learn it, but ill catch up. I picked up a handful of Vintage Bokers, couple of honing practice blades and a couple of strops from Lynn @ SRD. One of my "prize" Bokers and a strop will go to Pops, and just like when I was 14 ill have him teach me to shave, maybe he'll let me sit on the sink counter like when I was 2 :)