Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
Congrats on your move to straights and for your choice of an Aust razor. Your exhaustive research seems to be doing well for you. Has your research helped you pick a strop yet?
I purchased an Illinois #127 a couple weeks ago and have been palm rubbing it daily and practicing a little with a butter knife since then. I figured that the 127 is nice enough to keep me happy for quite a while, but still inexpensive enough that I would only cry a little if I shred it due to overeager inexperience.