Originally Posted by
souschefdude
I started 3 months ago. After a little bit of a rough start (bought from TAOS, a TI, not quite shave ready) I bought a Dovo from SRD. I also started buying off eBay, and I bought Norton combi stones. If I had to do it over again, I would:
Buy a Dovo from SRD, along with Norton stones. Then I would buy a razor from someone here, that was restored, but not fully honed. Only bevel set. I would practice my honing on that razor. You would always have the Dovo to compare your honing technique to. I would never hone the Dovo myself until I was confident in my ability to match it, or at least come close.
Then I would buy a razor from a flea market or eBay, and restore it myself, and hone it from start to end.
So now you would have three razors, hopefully of different styles (weight, width, length) and would have a better idea of which style you like. At that point you could sell the two you didn't like, or if you are like me you could continue buying razors and end up with 40 in just 3 months.
Hope that helps.