Thread: Is this a good hone to buy for a starter?

Im new to shaving with a straight razor and got my first one a few days ago. I was wondering if this would be a good stone to buy to hone with because the razor has a terrible edge on it. if not could you recommend some but im looking for something under 50$ or close to it.
Buy King Ice Bear 4000 Grit Waterstone at Woodcraft

Welcome to SRP.
Short answer... No, but one stone is not really a solution to your problem.
A 4k stone is usually about in the middle of a honing progression which means you need other stones if your razor has a terrible edge. An 8k stone is commonly used after a 4k.
Cheaper alternative is get someone here to hone it for you : Member Services - Straight Razor Place Classifieds

Originally Posted by nunsbythebundle

Im new to shaving with a straight razor and got my first one a few days ago. I was wondering if this would be a good stone to buy to hone with because the razor has a terrible edge on it. if not could you recommend some but im looking for something under 50$ or close to it.
Buy King Ice Bear 4000 Grit Waterstone at Woodcraft

Phil at ClassicEdge.ca is not far from you (Just in Ontario) he can give your razor a good honing for a reasonable price. Most of the Canadian retailers for a decent maintenance hone are in the $70+ mark.

I think the honing service from classicedge would be great for this razor because the stones in total would be worth more than the actual razor itself but once a get a good straight razor like a dovo il invest in some stones