Well, I suppose I should introduce myself. I'm Chris, and I reside in Chicago land. I recently got into the wonderful world of straight shaving. I just received my first razor and strop fresh from SRD this past weekend. I checked the mailbox twice a day for a week, and was so excited when I received the package, I couldn't wait to strop up and experience my first shave. I did a lot of research, and watched a lot of videos, so I felt very confident going into my first shave. Now, obviously it didn't go as well as I hoped (I nicked the strop a few times around the edges toward the ends where I flip the razor to do another pass). But I only cut myself once! Anyway, I look forward to talking to you all, and learning from the wealth of knowledge in this community.

- Chris