Hi all,

I could really use your help. I'm about to make the plunge to Straight Razor. I need to make this as economical as possible. I have spent hours and hours on the forums and dealer's sites. I know that I don't want to buy a cheap blade so I'm skipping over the "Best Quality" Dovos like the wiki suggested in favor of a "Silver Steel" Dovo or a Thiers-Issard. I'll get one that is Presharpened by a pro. Do I really have to buy a hone? The one that is recommended is 90 bucks and I just don't have 350 dollars to spend on this whole switch-over. I know that the switch will pay for itself in time. I just don't want to have to wait 10 years for it to pay off.