I recently dug up a bag in my house that had a bunch of stuff I ordered online when I was about 13 years old. 3 straight razors, a strop(Russian) 3 barbers hones (Strop back, Gem*, and an unmarked black one) and last a tube of strop conditioning compound. I immediately felt the urge to try this out again. I didn't really fully understand why I couldn't shave with my razors. I thought I could just use the barbers hones to set the bevel, now after a bunch of researching on honing, I understand what I have to do.

Would you guys suggest getting this progression 1k 2k 5k 8k or this one 1k 3k 5k 8k. I am leaning 2k instead of the 3k because if you count the 1k in the progression, then the grits are evenly separated 1-3-5 until 5 which goes 5--8. My brain is thinking of the 1k as bevel setter and the progression starting at the 2k. This would also be evenly separated as (1) 2--5--8 maybe I think too much but this way the progression keeps going up in increments of 2, 8--10--12