Hi all! After lurking on Basenotes for years and then joining, I lurked here since this site's inception and thought I'd join now too. I'm a sandalwood and frankincense lover that also appreciates agarwood (burning some nicely resinated Hakusui from Baieido right now, actually). Actually, I think I have a sandalwood obsession. I'm in Chicago, where our temps are finally above freezing after the nasty polar vortex hit. At this point in my hobby I have a couple of kilos of sandalwood (wood) from various species in the Santalum genus as well as a bit of wood of the sister genus Osyris and maybe eight to ten ounces of the oil from many different sandalwood species. This doesn't include the real sandalwood incense I have filling multiple drawers in my home. My agarwood collection is small, and includes wood and oil, wild and cultivated. I really like Hindi oils, but my budget doesn't allow me to indulge in oud very often. This site has really blossomed. Gaharu is a fun read too; it's nice to have so many people that love scents of nature contributing. Nice to read all of the stories on this thread, too.