str8fencer,
Thanks, I've spent a couple of days looking over the site, wiki, video, and others. Lots of great stuff. The videos are especially useful to a beginner. I haven't seen anyone shave with a straight razor in a while. In fact, outside of the movies (old ones) and barbers (old ones), I'm not sure I ever have. I know my grandfathers did but I don't really remember seeing them.
Thanks again for the welcome,
Gary