Honing is similar to sharpening a knife... It takes a lot of practice. The differences that I found is that while I like to sharpen knives freehand a razor has a built in guide, the spine, so a consistent angle is maintained at all times.

The only hone that I currently own and recommend is a Norton 4000/8000 combination hone. I have done some chip removal and bevel setting with the 4000k side, but it takes forever. The 8000k side will provide you with a nice edge to shave off of. There are some great videos of this Norton in use here at SRP. This is one that has helped me tremendously http://straightrazorpalace.com/video...ideo-lynn.html

I would suggest the same as earcutter and have one of them sharpened by a honemeister so that you have an edge that you can compare your own honing to.

Good luck,
Marc