Hey everyone. I have enjoyed browsing all of the information on this site and it convinced me to give straight razor shaving a try! You just gotta love manly things... Anyhow I went ahead and ordered up a new Dovo Bismarck 6/8 and strop to get started (along with a copy of Lynn's DVD) and I am looking forward to their arrival this Friday.

I have also been trolling e-bay for some other do it your self type items. I figure it is always good to know how things are made and maintained from the ground up so I am sure I will be doing some investing there on hones and practice razors for sharpening.

So on with the two front attack of learning how to shave and how to get equipment into shaving shape.