ok were do i start , i am from birmingham england and i love shaving ! thank god i have found this place.
yes i was a mach 3 user for years due to being in the navy down plymouth , i had no choice and time . But then i found badger hair brushes and soap bowels , then came my first DE and i've not looked back. Iuse my DE everyday as well as all the pre and post shave stuff and i really really enjoy a good proper shave with a man size piece of metal and a sharp edge!!!(my wife thinks iam a bit strange), so i then started going to a barber in plymouth (down mutley plane if anyone knows it) and he started doing "straight razor shaves" so i jumped at the change, got talking and he said he uses a shavett for h&s . so i got him to show me how to shave with a shavett , trip to ebay and bobs your uncle a dovo shavett.
so for the last 2-3 years its been DE in the week and dovo shavett for weekends!!
let me get to the point , i want to try the hard stuff , as now a toolmaker i like the idea of the honing and resturation work of keeping old and knew str8 razors in top nick. so i am lookinf for a good razor to start and some advice , i have manged to "borrow" a nortan 4000/8000 grit stone from work and i have a 12000 natural stone off ebay.have done alright??
and i was looking at Cyril Salter Solingen 5/8 Open Razor Round Point and Dovo Leather and Canvas Razor Strop gift set for £90 , will this start me off ok? and would it be best to get a cheap £10 razor to pratice my honing skills?.
thank you all for you time hope i have not bored you!
thank god for this site as well !

from a man that love a good shave and a bropper wind up watch with a working movment!!!