Larry @ whippeddog.com is another good guy to work with. You can email him with questions, and he will get you what you and he thinks will benefit you best. Granted it won't be a real looker, but he will put a darn good shaving edge on it, and won't cost you much at all. Either way you go, make sure it is truly shave ready when you get it, otherwise you are going to flub your way to honing and shaving, and most likely get discouraged before you ever get a truly great shave.