I also came from knives, Japanese Kitchen knives with hard steel. My experiences there as far as how to set a bevel, how to keep an edge flat on the stones is good with thin knives and such really helped me out. That got me close to a good edge, getting a Pro finished razor later on showed me how much farther I needed to go. Doing it your self improves your skills and allows you to really know your razor and equipment

Congrats again