I thnk I had the best intro to straight razors possible. I went over to Bill's house and he gave me an lesson on the basics, as well as honing and rescaling my razor for free. He then gave me a few straights to practice honing on. He called them junkers but I think his standards are much higher than mine, they are nice razors and can be great shavers if I can get this honing thing down. Thanks for the welcome and thanks Bill.
