+1 on Kenrup. If you are not planning on buying any older razors and take care not to roll the edgepr damage the edge in any way a barber hone may be all you will need and probably no sooner than 2 months after starting daily shaves w/ your straight. As many here may suggest more expensive hone which will perform better you should consider the price of the hone to the usage you will get from it. When your collection of str8s expands consideration of the more expensive hones would be more appropriate. Of course if your budget allows buy what appeals to you based on your learnings here at SRP. If you are really anxious to learn honing get at least one professionally honed and buy another razor just to practice your honng skills on and compare your results to the Honemister's edge.