Originally Posted by
Frameback
Well my interpretation is actually not that he is a newbie shaver and want to be able to do touchups byhimself for maintenance.
"I am not ready to start honing yet, I still need to get the shaving down but if I were, where would I start? "
My interpretaion is actually, if one is ready to start honing, where do they start and which stone is most important? Honing for me is not touchups, touchups are maintenance.
So I repeat:
You start with setting a proper bevel, if this is not done all other stones are useless. So start with buying a bevel setting stone and start to practice bevel setting.
This is usually a 1K grit stone and if you search you will find threads with recommendations and comparisons.
Obviously the bevel setting stone can not be used for touchups