I am looking at buying a shave ready straight razor. Should I just go for the whetstone set and get HAD over-with, or would I be fine with a couple of pasted strops, or just a barber hone? I could try to get my wife to let me purchase a "finishing stone," and then perhaps months or years down the road try to acquire the lower grit stones for more serious honing. I might be able to get by with a couple of pasted strops, but how long until I would need before taking it to the 4k/8k or a higher finishing hone...
God Bless,
Daren