Big word of caution. Despite ANY of your sharpening experience, razors are to knives like the distance from Earth to Alpha Centari. Read the Library section on honing and better yet, find a Mentor near you that can give you a one-on-one session on shaving and honing. In the search box at the top of that page enter Local Help and click on the first post listed. By states and countries are the Mentors listed.