Let me first introduce myself. My name is Travis and I found this site via a cigar forum I frequent. Once i start a hobby, i obsess over it. Well Ive been lurking for a while now, and last week finally decided to take the plunge. I got a dovo 5/8 gentlemen razor as well as a brush and all the other goodies. My strop is taking forever to come in the mail so thats the only thing I'm waiting on. I got tired of waiting and went ahead and shaved tonight regardless. It was a little difficult due to the fact that I don't have hot water (just moved into place, not setup yet). I should have used the microwave. Any way my whiskers were a little tougher than i liked. Overall it was a good learning experience, got crazy razor burn though and had to finish up with a disposable. Im looking forward to becoming masters like y'all. Thank you all for all the info. Great times are ahead! I will surely update with my progress. Here's a picture of the dovo: