Hi Josh & welcome to SRP. Where in Texas are you? I'm in the Houston area. There's a wealth of information on here but also here are Lynn's Youtube video's:

https://www.youtube.com/user/LynnSAbrams/videos

Also since you mentioned honing, there are some in Lynn's vids but here are gssixgun's Youtube video's so scroll down to "load more" & you will see some honing video's using the different stones:

https://www.youtube.com/user/gssixgun/videos

If you have any questions, just ask on the forum or feel free to pm me anytime. I'll be more than happy to help out in anyway I can. Oh, we would like to see some pics of your straights & any other gear.
Good luck my Texan friend!