Hi,

Newbie here, never have shaved with a straight yet. I just ordered my first razor, brush and strop. I've always wanted to try straight shaving but was discouraged by my father. But afer looking around this site and some of the sponsor sites I decided I have to try it. I ordered a new Dovo Ebony 5/8 spike point shave ready, along with a Sirvertip badger brush with cocobolo handle from Stephen's Woodworking and some Truefitt & Hill creme from Straight Razor Designs. I ordered the strop From Classic Shaving. I'm really looking forward to the experience. I've always loved knives since I was a kid so this seems natural to me.

I'd like to thank you all for the advice I've read throughout this site.

Jason