So, I started with straight razors back in 1987 when I received a 6/8 round point Bismark "Best quality" (Dovo) as a gift (I've always had a bit of thing for straights). I used it about 6 times (blade wasn't stropped between shaves) and it started getting dull. Being a woodworker, I had reasonable skill with sharpening and got all my carving tools "arm shaving sharp". So off to my black arkansas and simichrome strop. Not good on the shave. The internet at the time wasn't what it is today (YouTube didn't exist until 2005) and after several tries, i just couldn't get it sharp enough. So, back to the cartridge razor. In the last few years I got interested in restoring antique knives and picked up a Genco razor I liked the look of at an antique store. Off to the modern internet...Oh, that's how you get a straight sharp!. Sent my original to a professional to use as a base line for my efforts on the Genco and restored my first razor. Picked up a few more here and there and have really enjoyed figuring out the company history, age of the razor, ect. as well as bringing back a 90+ year old razor to use on the weekends. I've currently restored 4 razors, and to me they shave as well or better than my 1987 original. I've actually found a lot of good info on this forum and decided to join up (first forum I've ever been in). Basically, I'm hoping to get some tips/advice on future projects as well as help with a little detective work about the blades. Being my first forum, forgive me any tech/forum etiquette failures.