G'Day from Sydney, Australia.
I started shaving with a straight razor to not have to buy crappy refill cartridges and to save some money. Hah, don't tell the missus that I have already spent the amount of at least 12 years worth of cartridges on shaving equipment!

I have only been at it for about 10 weeks and don't think my Dovo came quite shave ready. I am experimenting with the honing at the moment. The learning curve is steep!