Hey guys,

After much debate and a lot of helpful input from our members, I pulled the trigger and placed an order from SRD for a starter kit.

Here is the kit I picked up:

1. SRD Dovo Best 6/8 half hollow

2. SRD 3" Red Latigo Strop

3. World of Straight Shaving DVD

4. Camellia oil

I know its nothing real special but it got me even more fired up to get into straight shaving. So I went back to the forum and found a certain "Which straight did you shave with today?" thread. Saw some pretty outstanding pics on there. Really took a liking to the Thiers Issard blades. Then by chance, I happened to stumble upon a honemeister/vendor from Germany, Rasurpur. After some mental justification along the lines of "it is your 30th birthday", "you worked hard last year to get that tax return" and reading "it's a good idea to have two razors" somewhere on the forum, I caved in and ordered this:



Thiers Issard 7/8 Barber's Notch 1/4 Hollow with Blond Horn scales.

Martin said normal handle time from Deutschland to the US is about 3 weeks. I should get my kit from SRD by Wednesday. That will give me a couple of weeks to practice. I think I might actually try to wait to shave with the TI until I really feel comfortable with Dovo (at least that is what I will tell myself until I see the TI in person). I can't wait to get everything though and shave like a real man!

Cheers,
Ryan