Quote Originally Posted by holli4pirating View Post
I personally think it's easier to learn from the top down, in which case you would start with the 12k, then the 8, then 5, then 1. Add in the paste if/when you feel like trying it out.
This has been my thinking as well. I figure the hardest part to learn would be how to set the bevel properly and knowing when it is actually set. Thus why I don't plan on getting the 1k until I actually need it. I was thinking of getting the 5/8/12k set because it came out cheaper. But I only save like $6(at least on SRD) by getting the set instead of each stone individually. So I'll probably get 12k first. It is almost $80 by itself after all, but I figure that should let me maintain my first razor for a few months right? Hopefully enough time to let me get a second professionally honed razor, which I can then use to compare the other one with

I'm probably over thinking this, but it's my nature with everything I do, and spend money on.