Hey Guys just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I am new to str8 razors by about a month, but have been wetshaving since around July Of '07. I have always wanted to learn to shave with a str8 razor and am finally getting started. I bought a Dovo 5/8 Special tortoise that was pre-honed by Lynn. I also have an older F.W. Engels 5/8 razor. I bought a tony miller starter strop. I have now been shaving off and on with the Dovo razor since the first week of January. I think I am slowly getting the hang of it, but it has been up and down. I have gotten some two nice sized cuts and a few minor nicks. The cuts were due to my own complacency. Overall I think I am doing good, but haven't gotten that great shave yet. I would say about as good as when I started shaving with the DE. My shaves do seem to be getting better everytime. Glad to be here. Oh yeah I just came back from being deployed so this is the first time I hae actually had to take my time shaving and enjoy the old fashioned art of wetshaving, which is way better than I ever did with the M3 and Edge gel. I still can't figure out how ya'll shave the chin, just can't do it yet. I can do the cheeks and do fairly good on the neck. The nose area is giving me some irritation, and I can do under the bottom lip, but just can't do the actual curve down the chin, just freaks me out too much right now. Well that is it for now.