I would advise getting a decent vintage razor to learn to hone on. You don't even need one with scales but learning to hone on a better razor with good English, German or American steel will set you up to hone most of the razors you will end up honing. Trying to get a good edge on junk from China will not help you as much as learning on a basically good razor from the start. I have found all of my razors at antique shops, flea markets & garage scales. I have some mighty fine razors I didn't spend over $30.00 for & several were from $5.00 to $10.00.