I have been a member for a while but I think this might be my first post. I am suffering my annual "I am going to learn to straight razor shave" obsession and have been reading the forum once again. One of my problems in the past has been the fact that I have three straight razors that I would like to hone and use. In fact I have a lot of junk I would like to use! 1k, 6k, 10k water stones, the aforementioned razors, Herb's yellowstone stropping compound and an old paddle strop. While I know that in theory I have what I need to shave, I also know from experience that it just does not work out that way.
I am struggling with the knowledge that I need to spend the money on a shave ready razor and a good strop.
Anyway, thanks for hosting such a great site, and I will go back to reading!