I was talking to my step-brother and come to find out he has a whole SR set-up brush, strop razor, soap. I asked him how he liked it. And was brimming with many questions about the craft. He chuckled and said "coulden't tell ya. I lathered up when I first got it stood looking in the mirror for about 5 minutes and finally said, NO." About a year later he did the same thing and said, NO. Apparently he's afraid that he would completly slice his face open and can't bring himself to even take a stroke. I asked what kind of razor it was he said "a nice german made one that starts with an S." He got it a few years ago from an old girlfriend who went to her barber friend and asked what the good stuf was to get. He said the whole set-up cost her pretty penny. Now it's just sitting there wanting to be used. I told him when I learn I'll show him how. He said "mabey then but I doubt it." Perhaps soon he will be willing to loan it to me HA HA.