Welcome to SRP. You must have a saint for a wife to receive a gift like that. All I ever get is a lump of coal for a gift. For the time being I would suggest that you be content with stropping and shaving. Get another razor so when one is getting honed you can use the other. As all of the pieces of the puzzle come together then get a set of hones, watch honing videos, and read about honing. Mean while take a look at the Shave Of The Day forum and see what the guys are shaving with.