After some searching over the last few days I decided I wanted to pick up a new Boker. Something on the low end around the $100 range. I saw SRD had one on sale last month but I was too late for it. So this month they posted the Boker Edelweiss 5/8 in Bone Handle in the price range I was looking for and after reading up on it I took the plunge. I also picked up a strop and a badger hair brush elsewhere. (to replace the old beat up boar one I have been using.) Hopefully the transition from "disposable" straight edges to the Edelweiss will be a painless one. I have the technique down pact for shaving with the Monsieur Charles, hopefully I can follow the same pattern. Now time to continue to read up on stropping instead of just dropping a new blade in.

Wish me luck. Thanks for all the suggestions, reading the wiki and forums helped point me in the right direction and I managed to get everything I needed for around $150.