Quote Originally Posted by Gerald Davis View Post
I want to thank everyone for reading my post and taking their time to share their straight razor honing experiences with me. After reading all of the outstanding and very educational replies, I've decided not to purchase a Belgian Coticule stone. I've decided to take my recently acquired beaten up DOVO I've purchase at a flea market to refine my honing skills with the stones that I have. I might just be holding my tongue wrong, so I'll see if that helps. Thanks again everyone.
You sir are smarter than the average bear. Once you are comfortable providing edges on your razors, send a freshly honed one to someone you have grown to trust that knows how to hone & has been at it several years. Their evaluation and input can really help.

There is no better help than finding a honing mentor. The man (hibudgl aka Sham) in the video was my honing mentor years ago. He has his own razor sight: http://www.razorandstone.com - The Front Page Having a honing mentor can sure help you to get you where you want to be with a lot less frustrations. You have all the stones you need, they are quality stones that many veteran honers use to this day...there are really none better, only the stones that someone prefers a bit better. With Norton, Naniwa, & Shapton synthetics you can't go wrong.