Man am I glad I found this thread today. I have been lurking on the site for a few of months now. Trying to research as much as possible as I make the move to manly shaving. I have a couple of old razors coming to me this week that I got off the evilbay. I know this is a no no for my first razor, but I am a sucker. One looks like it has a lot of hone wear, but was cheap so I thought it would be good for reference and to play with. The other blade looked good to my untrained eye but the scales were trash. I will be sending these to a member to be refurbished once I get them. My strop is from Star Shaving. I would love to meet with the group when the Denver get together happens.