I've been wet shaving with a DE for about a month and reading the shaving boards for just about as long. Of course, as soon as I discovered the boards, I found SRP and the straight shaving community. I was immediately intrigued, and it didn't take long to know I would have to give it a try. I ordered three Wapi's and had them shipped directly to Josh Earl for honing. In the meantime, I found a new Dovo Special at an eBay store that was advertised as shave-ready, so I ordered it, too. The Dovo came first, and I tried my first shaves over the weekend. If it is, indeed, shave-ready, then I don't think I will like straight shaving. It pulls like crazy, particularly on my neck. It seems to catch on whiskers without cutting them. Even on my cheeks, where my beard is much less coarse (it's not what I would call really tough anywhere), the shave is less than ideal. Anyway, I shaved the easy parts of my cheeks and neck, but I did not want to risk razor burn or a nick, so I finished up with a DE. My Wapi's arrived today, so I'll try one of them out in the morning. That should give me a pretty good frame of reference. The eBay merchant says he will pay for return shipping to put a more thorough honing on the Dovo if I'm not happy, so I have that option if the Wapi's appear to be much sharper. I already know that I will want some new scales on the Wapi's if I keep doing the straight thing. They weigh a ton compared to the Dovo.

EDIT: I meant to post this in the beginner's forum. Mods, feel free to move.