Hi guys,

As I am a beginner I have bought myself a cheap-ish razor and strop set so if i screw them up its not really a bother, hopefully I don't ask an already answered question but I would like to ask all you helpful gents if I could use an old sharpening stone to sharpen the new razor as I don't believe it is truly "shave ready"

I have used the stone before to sharpen my woodworking chisels and it works well on these so I would like to try to use it before i splash out on a honing set like a Naniwa or Norton to perfect the art of honing. I use WD40 oil to sharpen chisels so could i use the same or just stick to water?

Also i would like to ask what would be a good cheap medium to paste the strop

Thanks in advance gents!

p.s (Men Rock Straight Razor and Strop Set: Amazon.co.uk: Beauty) That is the set i bought prior to knowing menrock sets should be avoided.