Quote Originally Posted by razormike View Post
I think the point of a "crap razor" is to learn how to hone , not to make it shave ready .. focusing on the basics like keeping the blade flat, the right pressure , X pattern, rolling on the spine and so and so forth ..
A noob can easily ruin a shave ready razor , so I say start off with a "crap razor " .. build confidence then move on


My point excatly...

How do you know???
If you have no discernible objective, You have no goal, nor any way of reaching it... Basically you are just wearing out your stones here....In fact a worse case scenario leaves you with bad habits that now need to be broken....