Greetings SRP, this is my second post, so still very new to the forum and also to straight razor shaving. I recently received a 'sight unseen' razor along with the 'poor man's strop kit' from Larry over at whippeddog.com (whom, by the way, I can't recommend enough: unbelievable service from that guy, and great products) and just finished my first shave minutes ago. It went better than expected; though I caught my left ear lobe pretty good, I survived with no razor burn and just one slight nick to the neck that disappeared with some cold water. Anyways, I absolutely loved it, and I owe it all to the posting you guys do here! After a good bit of research on the forum, this is what my set up was:

-Hot shower, exfoliating scrub to clean/prep beard, followed by conditioner.
-Rinse conditioner off, lather up with badger brush and Proraso,
-Pass 1 WTG, rinse and lather up again, pass 2 WTG (playing it safe!)
-Followed by cold water, alum block, and Proraso pre/post balm.

Overall experience was great, and I can't wait to strop for the first time and give it another go again tomorrow. Quick question though; Larry sent a few notes with the razor, and mentioned that one should keep the razor coated with oil between shaves. He used vaseline during shipment, and I gotta say that was a pain to get off without damaging the edge. Do you guys keep your blades covered in oil to prevent oxidation/rust between shaves? This is the first time I've seen anything on the topic, as I hadn't encountered that advice here on the forum or anywhere else.

Cheers!