Greetings shavers,

I am ordering my first set of hones this week, being a 20x5 Thuringian stone of 8k and an Arkansas Oilstone of ~9k (I'm on a students budget )

Now I do have a practice razor that would be nice to get into shave-ready state, but would not be a disaster if ruined in my beginner attempts.

However, is it in any way profitable to do some training on a set of kitchen knives first? Getting to know the basics of the stone, feeling how the steel reacts to the touch, anything at all? Or is it in no way comparable so therefore barely useful..

Thanks in advance!