Well, that was easy. I guess I had pretty much already decided... Just needed a little nudge. I sent the pm this morning for my order. Now to find a strop, a brush, and some soap. I will probably go more budget oriented for those items for now. I read and will probably follow the recommendations outlined in the beginners budget set up in the wiki.

Thank you for your responses. I'm looking forward to this and hope this transition will be smooth (no pun intended). I'm sure it will be if I heed the advice found on these pages.

Spencer