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Sounds like you are right on track. :) I completely recognize everything you wrote out of my own "straight" shaving history.
Take a chore and turn it into a hobby, isn't that a great achievement?...

Many of us lather up before we start stropping the razor. After that, I usually just rework the lather a bit, but it's even better to rinse it off with the hottest water you can stand, and reapply a...

A razor that pops hanging hairs is surely sharp enough to shave a beard. (the "overhoning" exception left aside, but that is not something to worry about with a razor that came straight from Dovo)
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Sounds just fine.
I started out with a Dovo. I believed the little note that came with the razor, stating that it was ready to go, out of the box. (after being stropped). I hadn't discovered SRP...