Hey all! Some of you all may remember me, most will not. Fact is I was pretty active here for quite some time when ... life. Two kids, a new job, dad died, mom went crazy, bla, bla, bla! Life.

Anyway, I think about the forum often, and you know, I have to give a huge shout to the community as a whole. What was once a chore, became an obsession - and even when life got a bit crazy, though I did fall for a while, at least I only fell as far as a DE. Fact is, I have been enjoying a Feather Artist Club for a while there too. But there is nothing like my straights ...

I missed them. That said here recently, I took some time off and just stuck around the house. I looked at my collection of straights, knowing every one of them was ready to go, and pulled out the first straight I ever owned, a Dovo 4/8. Stropping it was heaven, shaving with it as even better. I think I'll be using a traditional straight for a while again. Though I have to shave at night because brother, I can't get it together before my 8am mornings.

Anyway, I trust all is well here and I hope to contribute some more. I'm going to be buying some new hones so look for me there lol. But for now, I'm off to a job interview. Wish me luck!