Sufficent?

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Hey all, just a quick question.

I currently have a set of DMT 8" dia-sharps (c/f/ef/eef), and a spyderco UF (3x8), and a nice large strip of balsa with a healthy amount of CrOx worked in.

I recently got a vintage straight off ebay (I LOVE this thin blade and spike point by the way. much easier for beard maintenance than my 6/8 dovo BQ). It came fairly sharp, and i have stropped it on the CrOx, and was able to shave with it surprisingly comfortably. that being said, i got it for 8 bucks with the intention of teaching myself to hone and restore. I was wondering if the equipment i currently have should be sufficient to hone a razor to shave-ready, theoretically. that way i know it is my technique and not the equipment.

I know there's a whole science to honing, and it is its own hobby, which i'm sure i'll get addicted to at some point. however, i'd like to get started by getting a comfortable shaving edge with what i have (or as little as possible on top of that).

I managed to get my dovo relatively comfortable shave-wise, though i'm not entirely sure how. all i know is, when laid edge-up on a table you can gently lower a hair over the edge and it will pop before the hair bends from the pressure of being pushed against the edge. HHT? i'm not sure, but i think so.

i hope to do that again with my current setup. i think since it's already pretty sharp the DMT EEF (8k) would be coarse enough, but i was wondering whether it would be wise to go straight to the UF from there.
My spyderco UF has the mill-marks that i think are detrimental to the finish, however i don't want to attempt to lap it. it seems to work as-is, and i'm not eager to spend 40 hours voiding a warranty . i really love the almost magical finish it leaves on my knives in such little time, so i am pleased with it... not sure about razors, i've only done one.

I was thinking about a DT seeing as they're <$25, but i'm not sure whether that would be better or worse than my UF.

i'm probably not going to start honing it for a while, since i have to send 3/4 DMT hones back to DMT. I'm also waiting on wet/dry paper, steel wool, and polish from amazon to clean this razor up a bit (without having to take it apart. this should be interesting).

any advice specific to how to use this setup, and all other input is welcome.

much thanks,
Sidd.