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Hello everyone,

So I started into wet shaving oh probably 8 months or so ago. I got fed up paying for replacement carts for my multi blade. I even had one of those self cleaning electric Braun things but found I spent even more for the cleaning solution and replacement foil/blades.

To start I went with a Merkur 38C and I've never looked back. I started looking forward to shaving rather than looking at is as just one more thing I needed to bust out real quick.

Though initially the reasoning was to save money, I (like many others I've found) have started collecting so many different creams/soaps/aftershaves etc. that its really become a hobby or maybe an addiction? LOL

Anyway now I'm wanting to get into shaving with a straight. I've been doing a lot of research into it, just like I did with DE shaving and I'm just about to pull the trigger on an order from SRD.

• Dovo Ebony Silver Steel 5/8" Straight Razor & Strop set
• Plus another cream (D.R. Harris Arlington) that I've been wanting to try.

My main concern before actually buying is what to do about sharpening for the long term. I would like to do this myself, but I don't want to buy 12 different stones just to keep one razor shave ready. Any help would be appreciated.