I agree. Learn to shave and strop first. Put in 6 months or more of daily shaving with a properly honed razor so you will know for sure what it should be like. Then think about honing 8f you want. But if your not getting into restoring or collecting then there really is no need for hones or learning them. Like if you only plan on having 2 or 4 great razors for use then dont bother as a razor when properly managed will last you for months of daily shaving.

What they said. Ha.