Quote Originally Posted by USMC View Post
I am relatively new to sr shaving and not ready to hone yet, however i do have questions about the diff types of hones used to sharpen a sr. I am more than sure i will give this a try as I progress. I have always had much better luck sharpening knives etc on hard stones vs man made or soft slurry stones. I am wondering how that will affect my learning curve on straights when i give it a try and also as i read it seems like most stones used for straights are fairly soft anyway. I have mostly used arkasas stones in the past which are pretty hard. Thanks for any input and like I said I am merely doing a little research here so all feedback is welcome.
It is the opposite, for knives you want softer stones for razor harder stones. Harder meaning not easy to release slurry on their own while honing on the stone.