All Hail The Supreme Canuck

First, Welcome aboard

Next: Suggest you purchase Lynn's DVD

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=7412

It has a great amount of information for a new guy. You'll learn about razors, strops, hones, etc. Get it first and watch it. You'll probably end up with some ideas of what you might like after watching it.

Also, I might suggest you look at Tony Miller's site www.thewellshavedgentleman.com He has good starter kits for very fair prices.

Alternately, you can check the Buy/Sell/Trade forum for razors. Joshearl has a fantastic reputation for selling great starter razors at excellent prices.

Spend some time in the SRP library, and use the search feature of this forum and look for different keywords to get a lot of information that might help you decide what you would like.

And don't forget to ask questions. We don't bite

Happy hunting!!