I've got a Thiers-issard Taos straight razor 5/8 C135 steel.
some badger brush that smells like badger (fixed with some dial soap, then shampoo and conditioner) a short one sided DOVO strop (probably should have gone for a double sided) but my first one is most likely going to get nicked and destroyed so I'm ok with it I guess. Also some no name pre shave lemon oil, lemon soap and balm from some kit I'll look it up later. So I did my first shave yesterday and didn't cut myself or bleed one bit. was a scary undertaking and I had to stop for a few seconds when my hand started shaking. I tried to keep the proper angle and got a baby butt smooth shave. My skin was a little tender, but I might have been taking longer strokes than I should have. Either way I'm on my way to a better shave.