If you are venturing into the rabbit hole of honing because you think it is cheaper to hone your own than to send them out for honing, then stop immediately and escape the hole.
It is quite easy to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on hones. You can send out a lot of razors for the cost of a full set of hones. Of course, if you are satisfied with purchasing a single high grit hone for refreshing your edges periodically to extend the time between honings, it can be cost effective.
I started honing because I wanted to add to my knowledge and skills. I see honing as a natural extension of the wet shaving hobby. I enjoy the sound and feel of steel on stone. I like experimenting with various hones and honing techniques in the relentless pursuit of the perfect edge for my individual beard and face. You might find the right method to produce the perfect edge for you on one razor and find that a completely different method works on yet another razor. I doubt I will ever hone enough razors to consider myself a honemeister, but I enjoy sharpening my own razors.
A honemeister is simply someone who has learned a lot in the process of honing multiple lot of razors. However, even the best still have a lot to learn. Every razor honed adds to their knowledge and skills. Thus, the rabbit hole can be as shallow or as deep and twisted as you want it to be.
I hope you enjoy this aspect of a great hobby. Honing can be quite therapeutic. Of course, if you come across a razor that won't behave on the stones, it can be quite frustrating. However, in the process of learning how to hone those frustrating razors, you acquire the greatest skill.