Wow, I am overwhelmed by the amount of info withing these small corners of the interwebs! Happy to have found this place. Long story short, I got some cash for Christmas this year and want to spend it on learning the art of the straight razor shave. I guess my first question is going to be, what all do I need to get started? I'm wanting to spend between $150-$250 to get started and after i get the hang of it the sky is the limit! Well that and my wife checking the bank statements! What would be a good start up package for a newbie? Thanks to all who may reply, and thanks to all who have contributed to this wonderfully laid out forum! I'm going to waste a lot of time reading the wealth of information here!