Originally Posted by
liljohn
Thanks for the warm welcome gents.
I'm at the end of my research phase and looking to purchase a complete wet shaving kit in the next couple of days. I've been using brushes and soaps for a while now, so shouldn't really need to replace those. My big concern remains getting my first razor(s) 'shave ready' so I think I'll buy from a U.S. vendor that offers shave ready products.
Here's what I'm thinking to get me started:
-Dovo (undecided model) carbon steel half hollow straight in 4/8 or 5/8 with a round point, professionally honed x2
-Dovo or simmilar Leather strop
-Norton 5000/8000 combo stone
I'd like to get started on learning to hone straight away - which is also why I'm looking at a second razor straight up so that I've got a professionally prepared razor to compare my working razor to.
Any suggestions?
Cheers.
Liljohn.