Looking for first hone...
Hello gents, total newbie here. Have a razor on order from RupRazor, the wait is killing me. I also ordered everything else I'm going to need, strop, brush, mug, shave soap, styptic pencil (hope I won't need that). What I don't have is a hone. My dad and I are very active hunters, shooters, fisherman and so on. There are lots of knives in my house. Therefore there are lots of sharpening stones of all sorts and grits, whetstones, dry stones, stones to be used with oil and so on. What I would like to find out is, how can I know how fine is fine enough for the occasional touch up? Is there any way that I can tell if a stone is suitable for straight razors by feel? Should I just get myself a dedicated barber hone instead of trying to be cheap (probably lol)? Any info is appreciated.