If I am reading this right, he HAS a shave ready DA and MIGHT GET a $15 antique shop razor. Even if the DA is not SR, I would still advise to get one or both pro-sharpened and maintain it. This is cheapest for starting. I am at the point where I have RAD, but am poor, so I end up buying (comparitively) a lot of $10 to $20 razors that NEED honing. So I am investing in hones. Because in the long run, honing ten razors @$15+shipping a pop is more expensive than doing it myself.