Hi everyone. This is my first post on the forum and just wantd to say thanks. I have been lurking for about a month waiting on my first straight to arrive in the mail and reading all the great threads on the site. There is alot of great advise in here and it all helped me feel a lot less nervous about getting started. Anyway, my razor finally came(a Dovo Blackstar shapened Lynn) and I got my first shave. I'm now tollay hooked on straight razor shaving. The shave was very enjoyable and I hardly nicked myself at all. Can't wait for my beard to grow back so I can do it again!! Thanks again guys!