Thanks for the comments everybody. Much appreciated.
Still i believe that shaving and honing are 2 completely different things.
Why do i believe that? Well here in Belgium is a woman that hones straight razors.
She never uses straight razors... Are they less sharp than a 'honemeister' (as you call them here i think)?
No absolutely not!

I trust her technique... Not her 'shaving' experience...
I do agree on collecting information before you want to hone.
I've read alot on the wiki, watched alot on youtube, read this forum and still reading every day.

But.. it is clear to me that i have to 'filter' the information.
There are alot of techniques to achieve perfection. Different shaving techniques etc etc etc.
For an absolute beginner you really have to struggle to find the right information.
And if we are honest... Not everybody has the will, stamina nor time to do this 'quest'.
Also i've read alot of comments like: 'send your razor to Lynn' or 'let somebody else hone it for you' etc etc.
That doesn't really help alot. It might give you an 'idea' how sharp a razor can be. But it doesn't mean that you can achieve that perfection when a beginner starts to hone or how to achieve it.

I bought a 59€ (74$) DOVO 6/8 razor. Just to practise.
The redwood 5/8 DOVO is to expensive to practise on.
In the beginning it is trial and error for sure. But it will give you a 'feel' how you have to hone.
And as the honing technique is getting better you will eventually achieve a true shave ready razor.
I'm not convinced you have to have a 'reference' point to start honing.
As your honing technique is getting better you eventually will achieve perfection.
I'm not saying that honing without 'sharpness experience' is the best way to do it.
But i believe it really is possible.

A razor bought brand new and not honed by somebody is still a sharp razor.
You can shave WTG without problems with such a razor.
Can you shave ATG with it? No... it lacks sharpness...
Is it necessary for everybody to shave ATG? No...
If somebody is just happy with a WTG shave than you don't need a blade as sharp as a pornmodels body.
Just my 2 cents.

My mothertongue is Dutch... so i apologise for my English.
Don't intend to offend anybody...