Greeting from sunny Sydney,

I'm new to the forum and new to th world of straight razor shaving. Been lurking here for a while and what a wealth of fantastic information and advice!, thank you all for your contributions, it makes novices like me feel really comfortable having a go at this art.

I just received my first straight razor today, a DOVO "Special" 5/8 which came professionally honed, also a badger hair brush + soap and a leather strop. Although i'm anxious to start shaving asap I'm leaving my first shave for the weekend, in the mean time I'm gonna practice my stropping technique with a butter knife until my hand gets used to the motions.

Forgive my totally n00b question, but my razor came with a film of oil on the blade, should I wash it of before my first shave?

Thanks in advance!