Hey All,
I'm just starting out in the wild world of straight razor shaving... I've used one of the "disposable blade" pseudo-straight razors several times, and I'm slowly getting better at it.
Decided to dive in and get a real razor and a strop.
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It just arrived today. It's very exciting.

Of course, once it's arrived, I read the "shave ready razor" wiki page. =(
Should I have gotten a stone as well? I was hoping pre-honed and coming with a strop would be good enough to start... but I'm guessing that isn't the case.
So: should I get a stone right away, or look at getting someone pro to do it the first time?
If so, how do I find a person like that?
(I'm in Canada, for what it's worth.)