hello from the hampton roads va
hello all, and thank you for this amazing site. i spent a long time just reading posts and trying to learn as much as possible, i was finally enticed out of the shadows by nessmuck's contest post offering a straight to the newb with the best story. i am a 28 y/o in the us coast guard. i have been wanting to get into straights for a long time, so one day my g/f surprised me with a shavette and the van haagen soap/mug/brush kit. saying i was nervous that first night is an understatement, i wish i would have found this site before i started, i walked outta my bathroom 45 mins later looking like i got into a fight with a weedwhacker, and lost. I am looking to buy the buffalo horn shave set from SRD this month so that i can fully get into a straight without kiling my wallet when i know that i will prob kill both blade and strop as i learn. thank you in advance for all of the help i will be asking all of you for, and once again for the wonderful site and all of the information