SMF

Thanks Chris. There are definitely a ton of options.
And yes... this is looking to be as expensive as bull barrels and bedding. I do 95% of my own work on my guns.
I got into this because of the shave and saving money. Riiiiight...

Joe

Shoeless, when I first got into the straight razors and was looking forward to honing my own razors, I found a starter kit that comes with Norton hones, a flattening stone, an instructional DVD, and a tray to hold them all. I got mine at Peachtree - here's a link: http://www.ptreeusa.com/norton_wat...

This may have been covered before... If so, point me in the correct direction. There is a nice thread at the top of the page for new DE shavers that sort of answers my question. At any rate - relatively new to straights. I bought a cheapie and it is ok, but considering the jump to a nicer blade. I h...