Hi guys Im a newbie SRS (about 10 shaves) and Up till now I've had a friend honing my razor for me. Im looking to buy my first hone set and I'm having a hard time figuring out what to get. Now I sharpen all my own knives and axes by hand so I understand the basic principals, and I have a 3 grit set for doing that. I've seen a lot online about only needing one hone to do your SR once you get good at it.

So here are my questions. Is a one stone hone hard to do for a beginner if I have some previous wet stone experience? If I wanted to only by one stone or two stones what grits should I look at? Is the Chinese hone combo kit you see on ebay every where (8k/12k) good enough to start with??

Thanks! I'm loving my new hobby