Let me be the first to say "welcome",

I'm sure you'll get plenty of good advice here so me let stick my oar in the water. The first thing I'd suggest is to order Lynn Abrams Straight Razor DVD, to begin with watch the Preshave and Shave chapters.

Next I would suggest that you look at the starter sets that Tony Miller sells at The Well Shaved Gentleman web site. Sometimes you will even see members here selling starter kits. If you are real careful using the strop (not like me) that original sharpening from Tony or one of the members here will last a while before needing honing.

While you are learning shaving technique, be on the lookout for an inexpensive but good quality razor to practice with on a Norton 4K/8K stone. You're original razor will be the standard for the edge you try to obtain on the backup razor.

Next thing you know, you'll be up to your eyeballs in razors, soaps, aftershaves, etc.

Personally, I wouldn't go the Feather route. From what I hear they are just too dang sharp. Besides then you would have a feather and need to keep replacing blades.

OH I would also recommend that you spend as much time as you can reading not only the current posts here but look back through some of the older ones. There's a ship's hold worth of great advice and links.

Have fun, it's someone else's turn.