Hello All.

First post here.

I wanted to get into straight razor shaving for months already. BUT havn't had the time to learn all about it. Theres razor picking, honing, stroping, soaps, just SO MUCH information that I feel like it would take me months until my first purchase. I couldn't wait any longer.

I just went ahead on eBay, and almost blindly, picked a razor and bid on it until I won it.

This is what I won http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=024

Decent for a newbie?

Okay, now for the brush. The same seller has some brushes, but they range from 40 all the way to over 100. Can somebody just pick a good one out for me? I dont want to go all out and get a brush with a nice handle, just whatever works best is fine with me for now.

And for stropping, any recommendations for a first from eBay? Or would you not recommend eBay for this?

Soaps? Any recommendations for a first?

And I know that the Norton honing stone is the one to get. So I ordered one for $70 off eBay.



Thank you all in advance,

aram