Quote Originally Posted by jbtusa View Post
I just read the on-line book "Shaving Made Easy" and now I'm really discouraged. It says that the hone, strop, brush and soap must be as good of quality as the razor. No scrimping. My gosh, how does a newbie afford all of this high priced stuff? Secondly, how does a newbie even know quality when he sees it?
jbtusa,

++1 on the previous quotes...Quality needn't be outside of your budget. Nor do you need all of the equipment that was listed in that 1905 book to begin str8 razor shaving. You can start with just a razor, strop, brush, and soap for approx. 70-80 bucks plus shipping and handling.