Thanks to the USPS my razor arrived after everything else. This is not a bad thing as I have had a couple of days to start breaking in the Omega Boar Brush I am planning to use. It still makes terrible lather from the Mitchel's Wool Fat Soap. If the cheap Boar brush I bought at CVS (for <$4) is any indicator it will take about ten days to break in the Omega. The razor is from the classifieds, from Larry (an excellent buying experience) and is currently coated in mineral oil and sitting in my sock drawer. In the morning I'll be taking a shot at my sideburns. I've read the wiki, Lynn's first time shaving guide, and I am feeling as ready as I think I am going to feel.

I am looking at this lovely, macabre razor (the scales resemble finger bones) and thinking I need some sort of case to keep it knocking around as little as possible. I think a reading glasses case might do the trick. Any one else have any suggestions?