One bit of advice, there are tons of “systems, techniques and mentors especially on line. Pick one and follow it, mixing techniques for a new guy almost never works out well.

After you are able to get good results, then you can experiment and tweak your technique. There are many way to get to a keen, comfortable shaving edge. Some work well, some don’t, as you can see by reading some of the Help Me honing threads…

As one guy I coached recently said, “There sure is a lot of little things, you don’t get from watching a video, no matter how many times you watch it.”