I am relatively new to sr shaving and not ready to hone yet, however i do have questions about the diff types of hones used to sharpen a sr. I am more than sure i will give this a try as I progress. I have always had much better luck sharpening knives etc on hard stones vs man made or soft slurry stones. I am wondering how that will affect my learning curve on straights when i give it a try and also as i read it seems like most stones used for straights are fairly soft anyway. I have mostly used arkasas stones in the past which are pretty hard. Thanks for any input and like I said I am merely doing a little research here so all feedback is welcome.