Just the other side of christmas I decided to look into SR shaving after reading a shed load of info alot from this fine site I decided to give it a go and convinced the wife that this is what she should get me for christmas. So ive got a vintage razor from ebay which needs honing and a set of hones a leather and canvase strop a brush and bowl. I then read that a newbe should jyst start with a shave ready razor and master dhaving first so am I bitting off mire than I can chew by trying to do it all myself from the start any advice wuld be great also what are your thourghts in polishing stones vs strop paste?