Hey Everyone,

So I've finally had my fill of paying insane amounts of money for cartridges and I want to take the plunge into using a straight razor. I have some experence with sharpening with whetstones (no expert by any means) and stropping so, since I already have most of the stuff, I'm finally ready to figure out how to shave with a straight razor.

That decision has brought me here to figure out what I need to know about razors, technique and equipment I should be looking at. I like to do research but I'm hoping someone can point me at a solid, long term razor. I'm willing to pay for one or two and I don't like to re-purchase things unnesessarily. That said, I have no idea about this stuff with the exception of 1-2 hours looking (Which brought me here!). At any rate, I'm happy to take any recommendatiions you might have.

Thanks for reading and thank in advance!
Tracey