hi everyone im happy i found this new forum because tomorrow im buying my first straight razor. what i wanted to know is how will a Norton edge compare to the edge i can get from a Spyderco stone? ive been reading alot about these stones and most people like the Nortons thats for sure but will the Spyderco UF work anyway? i know its harder, smaller and it needs to be "broken in" when new, but when this is done can i use one of them with good results?

im going to but my razor from germany (im in the EU) and the place didnt have Norton stones, but they did have the UF stone (not cheap tho..), and its relatively expensive to buy just one stone from the US with shipping and customs etc.
i am planning to buy stuff from the US but not right now, (diamondplate, paste etc).

so what do you guys think i should do? get the UF and razor from the same place, or bite the bullet and order the Norton from the US? if i order the UF stone will that just be money wasted?

/mike