I am new to straight razors. I have a collection of DE razors and shavettes and now am transitioning into SR. I just recently got a great deal on a 5/8 TI extra hollow straight razor with snakewood scales and a fancy Bison made cordovan strop from a guy who used the equipped to for a week and realized he no longer wanted it.

I am excited about my straight razor and want to know if I need to buy anything else to maintain the razor at this time. It's shave ready. The more I read up on maintaining straight razors the more overwhelmed I feel. I was considering buying a balsa board and paste. Do I need that now? What else do I need to be purchasing? What about whetstones? I just started and I'm hooked.

I'm open to any feedback you can provide?