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Ok, here goes. As far as shave bowls I have one of these:

Amazon.com: Buffalo Horn 3.5 Inch Palm Shave Bowl shave bowl by Hand Made Shave Bowls: Health & Personal Care

And one of these:
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Sure enough, I missed the part where you mentioned you could skip stropping if you purchase your razor from SRD/Lynn.

Thanks for the correction! I guess it makes sense they would strop it themselves and have it truly shave ready when they hand it back.

I've often heard that shave ready razors aren't - you may want to find a honemeister to sharpen it properly before taking it to your face. Also remember to strop the stuffing out of it before your...