Greetings to all. Found the SRP the other day while cruising the net for SR stuff. I have been wanting to learn how to shave with a SR for a long time, but the price for a dependable razor was always too steep. Perhaps I was looking in all the wrong places. I am not a big fan of buying anything second hand, so I convinced myself that it was time to shell out some bucks to get a Thiers-Issard blade, and a strop. Have not yet received the item in the mail, but am anxious to start right away. I dont know if we have any other Marines on the board, but I am in Iraq right now and if there are any tips for how to protect the blade while deployed I can take some notes. I have shaved with a boar brush and some Surrey Shave Soap (Green& white box...) for a while and loved it. I suppose it was only a natural progression for me to find my way into a SR. Anyhow... If there is anything in particular that a guy should be aware of before trying to teach himself how to shave with a SR, I am all ears.

-Thomas