Hey all,
I've been lurking here for a couple of days and thought I might as well introduce myself. I'm Tom, 21, from Dunedin in New Zealand. I came across this site somehow, and after a bit of looking around I've caught the straight razor bug. I've now got 4 razors coming from overseas (one being honed, 3 waiting on payment) and I've sourced a brush (a badger/boar blend - not quite rich enough for a badger yet), soap, strop, bowl and EDT locally, somehow.

My city (probably a town by US standards) doesn't have a barber who does straight razor shaves, but I had one in Auckland a while back and it was incredible. My friends think I'm mental for even wanting to try it, but I'm sure they'll turn to the dark side eventually. Really looking forward to my razors arriving so I can start trying out all the tips I've got from here and work my way towards that perfect BBS shave.

If I get my camera fixed I'll try to put up pics of my razors when they arrive, just cos I can.

Good to meet y'all, keep an eye for me lurking around.