Hi Steve, welcome to our little community!
The Schick Krona is a vintage razor and, as Gary said, it is a very good one. If you want to buy a new double-edge/DE razor for a reasonable price, you can get an Edwin Jagger, which is quite popular, for $35.00 - $40.00. If you have very sensitive skin, a new Weishi razor, a vintage Gillette Tech or Super Speed, or the Schick Krona would be better. A good value in an adjustable razor is the Merkur Progress, but it will cost you closer to $70.00.
Some popular blades for getting started are Crystal (Israeli Personna), Red Pack Israeli Personna, Astra, and Personna Med Prep/Hospital Use. I recommend getting some of these blades and sticking with one until you get your basic technique worked out. Then you could consider buying one of the blade sampler packs if you want to try other blades. That is my opinion. Others here recommend a sampler pack from the start.
For shaving instruction with a DE, go to our ShaveMyFace University section, where you'll find Useful Videos at the top of the page. You can also go back through some of the threads in this section for good advice about shaving.
You can also go to our Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps section, where you'll find reviews on a number of soaps and creams. Gary did some excellent reviews on brushless creams, which might be a simpler way to go for now. Of course, there are a lot of soaps and creams now available that are not tested in this section.
If you want to start making your own lather, an inexpensive, but excellent, brush is the Semogue 1305 (under $20.00) made with boar bristle. Note that a boar brush will require breaking it to perform at its best.
Feel free to ask any specific questions you might have and we'll be happy to help you.
- Murray
Statistics: Posted by CMur12 — Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:08 pm