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Thanks again Jodypress. I'm a fan of Mantic59's work as well, but didn't mention him earlier because he does more DE related videos from what I have seen.

I just read an article of his on horse...

Thanks JodyPress. Getting a DE such as a 34c might be useful I guess and would mean that I could buy some of the straight razor kit prior to perhaps buying the razor and strop later.

I had been...

Okay thank you. At least this way I can learn to hone after I've learnt the basics of shaving and stropping rather than trying to learn it all at once.

I was a bit worried that I'd spend the...

I just noticed in the "Shopping List" section of SRP it says not to buy a hone to start with:

"Do not buy them. Instead buy your razors shave ready. Familiarize yourself with the razor, finish...

Thanks again everyone.

I'm still pondering straight vs DE. I found an interesting article earlier raising a couple of points that I hadn't seen before regarding the differences.

The advantages...

Thank you Birnando and Sterm.

Birnando, I think I'd read that buying a used hone wasn't very practical for a beginner (because you don't have the experience to know what you are buying).

Are...

Hi, I'm from the UK and still cartridge shave. I've been looking at straight razors lately.

Hi to everyone, nice forum that you have here.

I have read in the wiki and some of the threads here....