Hello everyone! I hope all of you are having a good year so far. After de shaving for over a year and just getting a Vikings Blade Meiji razor [which I love!] I have fallen deeper into the hole. I just received my Dovo Bismark in the mail today. It came shave ready with a strop from shavesmith.com. It is a very beautiful and sharp razor. I have been watching a lot of videos on how to shave with a straight. But I think I will use my Meiji for my somewhat problem areas under my nose and chin until I am more skilled. I am somewhat concerned about using my left hand for the left side of the face. gonna just take it slow. But I have a question, most people say that you should strop before every shave. But one video I watched said that you can go for 4-5 shaves between stropping. Is that true ? I think that I will have to strop before each shave because I have a tough beard with sensitive skin. Of course YMMV. Any advice would be helpful and greatly appreciated. I am going to by a canvas strop and some red and black paste. Down the road some stones. But for now I am going to have it honed by a pro. Anyhow, thanks in advance! One final thought; I want to try to avoid any embarrassing cuts on my face. So I might do some manscaping below the belt before I use it on my face. What could go wrong?;]