Howdy. 25 year old male. Been shaving (rarely) since about twelve. Tried electric, hated them, rip the hair right outta my face unless I PRESHAVE with a trimmer down to 1mm or less... and still damn uncomfortable even after I take that step. Usually used safety razors with anywhere from 1-5 blades... but they are irritating and clog up after 1-2 uses on me. 99% of days I just trim down on a trimmers lowest setting and go around with Doctor House's style shadow. Decided I'd give straight razor's a try.

I'm familiar with sharp stuff, 7 yrs experience as a cook/chef. Part timing as a grunt in a bar kitchen while I attend college these days.

I picked up...

Chas F.Schmidt w/ Long Tail - Straight Razor Place Classifieds

this fella.

A zeepk strop (Read that their blades suck, but figuring it must be hard to screw up a strop).

Fromm strop dressing

Bidding on a retro barber honing stone that looks unused or very lightly used, as well as a badger hair brush with hanging stand and cup.

Other than soap, is there anything else I should have on hand?