Hi all!

Been a DE shaver for a few years and have been umming and ahhing on taking the dive into straight razors ... and so I've been doing as much research as I can handle, and figure I may as well make an account here and try to learn something

I've picked out a 3" wide strop by Premier, some chromium oxide bar thingy, a Dovo 5/8" silver steel razor (mostly because it looks cool, but I heard stainless steel razors were not as good as carbon steel?) ... and then I started getting into honing and the purchasing of stones etc., and am wondering if I really need that, or if it would be better to just strop, and take my razor to a pro to hone when it's necessary ... any thoughts? Am I vaguely on the right track?

I've been watching youtube videos on stropping and shaving with a straight razor, and have read the post here on introduction to straight razor shaving.

Cheerio