Hello Everyone

First of all i'd like to point out the huge wealth of knowledge that fora like this one are for beginners.
Thanks to all for contributing to it.

I 've been shaving with a straight for over a year now and still have questions like those two :

Which minimal magnification rate should I be aiming at when buying a glass ?

The second question is sheer curiosity : do some of you use no paste, no hone bench with success ?
I simply use a chinese stone as a final polisher. The edge is a bit agressive but I don't mind it that way.

Regards

Fabrice