Good news my razor above got mailed off to be restored and my father said he that he had found another for me and some hones! I am so stoked right now. I plan on getting a kit from SRD I was looking at the Dovo Astrale it is has a round point and might be better for me to learn with as mentioned above. Does anyone have any input on the Dovo razor? I hope to get pics of dad's latest find soon.