I am waiting to take delivery of my started kit from Tony. (Dovo, Paddle strop, brush, mug and soap) As I have been reading the forums I have been able to take in a lot of info about tips and tricks for my first shave. I am curious about the difference between using a mug and a bowl to lather up... Is there an advantage to one over the other or is it just preference? I see some soaps are sold in a wooden bowl and I see some mugs (on Ebay) appear to have a notch as though you pour water out of them? Still no idea what is that for?

Anyways I thought I would post rather than lurk. I look forward to talking to you guys some more.

Actually I joined into the chat the other night and was registered as "Joe" But I noticed that there are quite of few Joe varitaions on these forums so I reregistered under a new moniker.

Cheers!