Eric, welcome.

I would suggest you steer away from a feather..sharp as hell and if you are going to cut yourself then the feather will do it nicely.

Get a vintage razor from one of the members such as Joe Chandler or Bill Ellis (urleebird) plus a few other. The razors will be super sharp and you will not have to hone for quite a while. Check out Tony for a strop and maybe a double sided paddle strop to keep the edge finely tuned. Stropping is hell of a lot easier than honing.

Gary