Right off the bat I would like to appologise if this info is readily available somewhere else. I have not found it yet.

I would also like to introduce myself. I'm Joe, from Pa, and I'm brand new to straights. I always got so much irratation trying to achive a close shave with my gillette fusion And all others that I had to find something else.

I went to a local store, "the art of shaving" to find someone I can physically talk to. All their new razors were much more than I was expecting. So before I made a large investment I bought a Dovo Shavette. I have only had 2 shaves and I would like to move up to the real thing. I have read so much on your incredible forums about sizes and styles and how many of you seem to have multiple razors. I would like to do as much research as possible to find my first one so I would like to know if there is any one place I can find out what all these different "options" (for lack of a better word) are for. For example what the difference between full hollow and 3/4 hollow are in respect to shave quality, comfort, and sharpening. Same with 5/8 vs 6/8 and carbide steel vs stainless and so on.

I'm am faimiliar with forum sites so I can search easily, but with out knowing many of the terms used and exactly what I am even looking for, it's a bit difficult.

Thank you very much.
Joe.