Welcome!

Lots of info available here. Spend time in the library and the beginners area. There are a lot of folks here with a vast amount of knowledge, so questions are responded to very quickly.

Some people say shavettes are harder to use than straights, so if you have trouble, shifting to a straight may be a good idea. You can pick up a shave ready used straight from the classifieds section here, and Straight Razor Designs has reasonably priced strops of good quality.