So last night I finally took the leap...I am still breathing and I believe I still have all my blood stores...I made a little to supplement the loss during the shave. Anyway....I was too excited to wait for my strop and had just had the guy leave my house who honed my razors...(he didn't use any of the methods seen in the videos by the way, but had a very nice set up for honing)...That being said I am still alive and kickin. I have a stop on the way, but am still curious about the honing. The HHT didn't seem to pass for the razors, but I might be doing it wrong too. The blades will shave the hair off your arm though...I am thinking about sending them all out to be honed by one of the memebers because I am still unsure about how sharp he got them...The shave didn't hurt when I shaved, but wasn't like everyone posts either. Anyway hello to all and thanks for all the good advice and threads. I especially enjoyed the hilarious comments in the Coochie Shave thread. Nice work Gents...I am going to have to get a whole lot better before my Wife allows that one.