I just wanted to thank those on this forum. I am getting about 2 years into straight razor shaving...and i havent looked back. Thanks to you kind folks, i have a few good razors. I remember you guys were worried that i would ebay them for profit. I still have them. And actually they are my razors that i still use. I did invest in a good quality stone to hone them on and learn the art of that. Im still "meh" on stropping though. I just was shaving and thought of this board and wanted to post back...a thank you.