I thought someone started an electrical fire trying to save money by not hiring an actual electrician.

Back on topic....

A shavette is not the way to try out a straight razor shave, IMHO. To me, it's like comparing a Japanese kamisori to a western grind straight razor. Two entirely different beasts. While I love the look of the two kamisori I bought, after much trial and error they simply became the show pieces of my collection. I got tired of slicing and dicing my face and didn't like the fact they were designed for my right hand only.

By reading through this forum, I think one can determine whether they are a good candidate to jump into straight razor shaving. If by chance they dislike straight shaving, it's fairly easy to recoup the investment as long as they managed to find decent deals (like some of the bargain razors here in B/S/T).