Welcome to SRP. Glad to have ya in the group. Learning to shave can take time. 100 shaves in you will find your starting to understand. So keep at it. A professionally honed razor is the best way to learn to shave. So see if anyone in your area can hone for you for the first year before you start to think about honing. You have a 10k stone so that will work to touch up your edge when it needs it. A lapping plate is good to have when you start buying stones or restoring razors. Just go slow.