Have been shaving with a Shavette for the past 1.5-2 years. Just made the long desired leap to a real straight razor. 5/8" Dovo Special purchased from Ray, sent to Lynn for honing, with Tony Miller's 4 sided strop in the mail. Should keep me sorted initially... will acquire 1.0 and 0.5 diamond pastes as well as a 4000/8000 Norton stone a little later to try my hand at honing. Can't wait