Quote Originally Posted by Nightfall View Post
I'm a SR n00b as well, so take it with a grain of salt, but...

I used a $12 Parker shavette clone with 1/2 of a DE blade for a month before buying my first straights, and at first I was disappointed with the shave I was getting. I'm going on a month and a half with a straight and I am finally getting the kind of shaves I thought I should have.
to be honest, those first few shaves mad me regret spending that kind of money, but i'm really happy now.
Thanks for your input. That gives me some hope. What did you do differently with the SR that made it work?