Originally Posted by
JimmyHAD
One of the things I've come away with in learning new crafts, whether it was doing structural steel erection, installing expensive carpet, learning to tattoo, or to play the guitar, is that if you learn "right' , from experts, with the proper equipment, you are less likely to develop bad habits/techniques.
Honing is a skill and a craft that relies on muscle memory, hand eye coordination, and to a certain extent feedback from the hone into the hand through the razor. So having the right stuff is a better idea IMHO. Starting out with a dwarf hone is going to handicap the guy who is learning. Can you break bad habits down the road ? Probably, but learning right, with the correct tools for the job to begin with, is a better way to go.