Originally Posted by
bongo
Welcome Sir !!....If I were in your situation I would have checked out the SRP Classifieds first.
You live in an area where there's bound to be a razor group or someone who could mentor you and
possibly lend you a razor to try out.
I personally found extra hollow ground blades to be too "flighty", that is to say, harder to control, particularly when starting out. That's just me.
If I had the chance to start out again I would go for a Near Wedge/Quarter Hollow with a Round Point.
There will be far more experienced forumites than me who will chime in on this subject.