Hey all, I recently recieved my giveaway razor (which I posted about in the general forum) and it has without a doubt confirmed that straight razor shaving is something I need to get into.
Anyway, so far the only thing I have is the razor and I need the rest of the gear.

I've been perusing the forums for some time now and have learned that you all speak quite highly of Tony's strops; so, I believe I'll order one from him. However, there are quite a few choices and I really don't know which one to get. Ideally I'd get his top of the line stuff, but I don't think I have quite the funds to go all out. I see that a bunch of Tony's strops are "super heavy weight". What exactly does that mean? compared to a normal or not-super heavy weight strop.

Next item I'll likely need is some sort of hone. From what I understand, the norton 4k/8k hone is what everyone has. The local Lee Valley Tools stores here sell them for $83.50CAD which I don't have much of a problem springing for; seeing as, from what I've heard, they'll pretty much last a lifetime. Alternatively, I was thinking of instead getting one of Tony's pasted paddle strops. However, I would like to acquire some more razors, and I'm not sure if a pasted paddle strop would suffice for any restoration/honing of the edge I might need to do.

As I previously mentioned, I'd like to acquire some more razors. What I was intending to do, is get another razor or two to practice honing/stopping/etc. on, while keeping the razor I recieved in the giveaway to use as a benchmark for my work. I don't exactly want a brand new mint condition razor. Rather, something that would require abit more work. I have a lot of free time and could use a hobby Having said that, I could use any tips for getting razors from ebay. I've read the usual threads about what brands and sellers to stay away from, but haven't picked up much info about what to persue.

Lastly is the shave soaps, brushes, and mugs. I'm really in the dark here, don't know what to get at all. However, I've been using the gilette shave gels so far and they seem to be doing fine for now; so I can hold off on these items if need be.