I can tell you one thing for sure, you won't stay a Newb for long, you have already learned the most important lesson in honing and in fact Razors... "We all have to keep learning" :) There seems to be an endless supply of challenges in this hobby if you want to take them on...
It really is interesting that you can just shave if you want, or you can dig ever deeper into the mysteries out there...
Welcome to the dig :D now get back to the Coti and figure that one out LOL