Hello,

Im the kind of person that tries to learn everything I can when I take on a new hobby or activity. I've bought 4 str8 razors and I have all the tools and material I need to make new handle scales and clean/polish the rust/pits off the blade. Shooter74743 has kindly offered to properly sharpen one of my razors so all I really need to learn now is how to shave and maintain my shaving edge. I've read a lot of info on this site but there's so much to take in Im getting overwhelmed. I haven't bought a strop yet or a stone. It seems like so many people do things differently then one another. I cant believe how many stone and strops are available. Learning to shave seems to be less of a problem, if I shave wrong all I get is a cut or a bad shave. But if I strop wrong or I use my stone wrong Ill probably destroy the edge Shooter74743 spent his own personal time doing and thats the last thing I want to do. I have no idea what to get. The razor part is covered, I have a sampler pack from Mama bears shave soap, a cheap brush and a large coffee mug for my lather. I have no idea what strop to get or what grit stone and maker I should go with. I dont want to spend a lot of money but dont want to buy crap. Do I go with a pasted strop or a hone to maintain my edge? What strops should I look into? Any other info would be great.

P.S. I may just be over thinking all of this.

Thanks,

Chris