I shaved my face (well parts of it) for real for the first time today and I'm nearly 40 years old. I used a J.A. Henkels I bought from an antique co-op. I gave it good stropping and away I went. It was a little rough, but not too bad. I have a 4k/8k stone on order, and I'll give it a hone when it arrives. The wiki is a gold mine of information. Thanks to those of you who put it together.

The Dominica Bay Rum Lime was ordered by mistake. I figured I'd keep it since it wouldn't be cost effective to return it. Nice aftershave. For one thing, it doesn't smell like lime (at least not to me). Secondly, it made my wife smile; that's a good thing. Thanks again for the wealth of info on this site. I never thought I'd look forward to shaving. Here's a image of my new razor.