Quote Originally Posted by jwy77 View Post
I agree, My first straight was the Ralf Aust 5/8. Very forgiving and well balanced. Until you have shaved a few times with one you will want a rounded point. Get a 3 inch strop. When I order mine I really didn't know what to get and didn't ask first. My 2 inch strop is working well but I am going to get a 3 inch.

If you order from SRD make sure to add the "World of Straight Razor" DVD, and Watch anything you can find about straight razor shaving by Lynn Abrams.

SRD sent everything I ordered (no back orders) before the shipping date promised.

Be patient, ask questions and ENJOY!! the shave.
jwy77 , That is good. When I first became involved in straight razor's, I ordered Lynn's dvd & it has helped me quite a bit including using a Dremel the correct way. If you don't use a Dremel the correct way, bad things will happen & in most cases, you can easily ruin a blade with one if you do not know what you are doing do I advise others to get the dvd because it is very informative. Thanks for the above post & also about the dvd.