Actually my barber uses a straight himself and advocates using them (he uses them on my sideburns and my neck etc) He doesn't use a regular straight in the shop (due to hygiene laws) he uses a shavette but he won't hire any barber to work there who is not proficient. I was talking to him about wanting to try SR and he said I should go for it, said he'd give me pointers but can't give me lessons due to liability blah blah...

I picked up a shavette today, I figure I can practice holding it at the correct angle with no blade in it so I don't hurt myself figuring out grips etc...

Will be shaving with the whipped dog razor when it arrives and very much looking forward to it, but as I am a firm believer in you can never learn too much I am thinking of taking the AOS offer and buying a razor...

So, do you all think the TI is worth the extra 35 bucks or is the Dovo a great enough blade?