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The razor comes stropped and ready to use, and as a beginner you are better off not stropping before the first shave, so at least you get one shave out of it before rolling the edge on the...

Congrats! Sounds like a decent first shave.
You made the typical newbie mistake of stropping it before use though, good thing it survived. :)

Can't really get a better start than that! :) SRD rock, I placed an order earlier today, and it was shipped in like no time.