Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
IMO, stick with synthetic stones until you can hone most blades before trying naturals. This will help you to learn to hone much faster. Not everyone will agree with this. But synthetics are easier to learn.
+7, Your lapping film is a viable synthetic surface and possibly even easier than synthetic stones as there is no lapping, slurry, etc. So no need to buy more stones to learn