Hey fellas, I'm new to STR8s, and just found this site. I live in Salt Lake City. My great grandfather was a barber, and always used a STR8. I remember admiring it as a kid, and finally decided that it was the time to try it. I was given my first wet shaving setup for Father's Day: a Dovo Special 6/8 tortoise, SRD 2" latigo strop, and Conk's badger brush and bay rum soap. After finding this site and reading the reviews, it sounds like I fared pretty well. I'm three shaves in, and getting smoother every time. I look forward to getting to know all of you (as of now I'm the only soul I know that uses a STR8), and am excited to to learn more about this process.