I just ordered a Dovo Carpe Diem, Castle Forbes lavender cream and a bunch of related accessories from SRD. I also have a dirty bird scuttle on order as well. I caught my wife in a generous mood, (her recent high end hair style didn't hurt either). Anyway since I have never shaved with a straight razor before and will probably screw up on the stropping should I skip the stropping on my first shave since Lynn will be honing and stropping the blade prior to shipping?