I wanted to get some advice from you guys on what hone to purchase.

I have been shaving with a Boker for several months now. It's getting painful to shave with, so I need it honed. I want to try my hand at it, as I plan on honing eventually so I might as well start now.

First off, what grit should I go with?

I see that there are many 4K/8K combos. I don't know if this is right for me or not. I am not going to be restoring any beat up blades or reseting bevels or anything like that, I am just looking for a good quality stone to keep my blade as sharp as reasonably possible. If a 10K or 12K stone will get my razor sharper, but I will have to do more work (more laps) to get it there, I'd rather have a single stone of higher grit than a 4/8 that won't get quite as sharp.

I enjoy straight shaving, but I am not a collector. I have one razor, one brush, one strop. I am hoping to find one hone that will work for me to upkeep my one blade.

Thanks for your input.