Excellent thread!

Thanks Guybrush, for asking the questions. I have learned a lot just by reading this thread. And I have already read everything in the Wiki as well as lurking on the site for a while now. I still haven't shaved with a straight yet, just anxiously waiting the arrival of a "demo" strop from Damon so I can strop the razor that was so generously PIF'd to me from "professorchaos" at B&B. Should be any day now.