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I guess I'll just have to hold both and see which feels better in my hands :)

Hmm, I dealt with Roy over at GCT AOS. Nice to know that I should avoid the Madison Ave one :)

Hmm, that's good to know that the "barber" told you not to strop. The guy in the store told me you should strop before and after each shave both on the cloth side and then the leather side and...

They are knowledgeable about their product, it's not their fault they are told the razors are shave ready when they aren't

True it's getting harder and harder to find a "real" barber these days

I didn't find them cocky, they were very helpful actually, but they are a bit misinformed IMHO (I thought they knew a lot before joining this forum) but that may just be the way they are trained...

What's wrong with AOS? (just curious)

I'm in NYC area, so hopefully finding someone to teach me won't be too hard, I am not against sending it out but need to make sure I'm sending it to a good honemeister before shipping off an over...

Yah I know it's just a basic guideline, I'm already using the shavette (which I kinda like :) ) I was liking the look of the TI so I prob will spring the extra 35 bucks

the thing is, I now...

Actually my barber uses a straight himself and advocates using them (he uses them on my sideburns and my neck etc) He doesn't use a regular straight in the shop (due to hygiene laws) he uses a...

So while I am waiting for my first SR to arrive from whipped dog, I was walking around and browsing at the Art of the Shave...they have a very nice Dovo 5/8 half hollow for 100 bucks and a...