Thread: Looking for first set of stones

The 4/8 Norton is all you need. Unless your going to start restoring and collecting piles of razors a King 1k will serve you very well.
If you want to tip toe into this then get a barbers hone to keep what you have going. All the skills of honing can be learned on that and they can be found all over the place. I shaved off that Norton for a year before I drop any serious change into stones and I still didn't go too crazy. I have the luxury of having friends around me with every kind of rock you can read about so I have tried more than the average guy.
If your one of those that like all your ducks in a row, and from the same family, then start out with Naniwa and proceed as you learn. I have heard all the opinions and listened to all the reasons. That is about as middle of the road as I can come up with. Enjoy yourself. It sounds like you are being smart about all this as compared to running on emotion. That alone will save you time and money.