Thread: newbie introduction

Welcome to SRP. I can't advise you on the strop as I don't know the brand and have no personal experience with it. As for the honing, it sounds like you've done some reading on it. There is a wealth of information in the SRP Wiki here on all things related to straight razors including honing. I have found this video here of Lynn honing at an SRP get together very helpful.

In general I try to avoid breadknifing because of the amount of work to get an edge back. Circles and back and forth strokes are a better way to go IME. Hard to say without seeing the blades what the deal is but don't worry about the HHT for now. The TNT is the next step and once that is passed go on to the TPT. You can get a feel for the TPT usng a new DE blade if you have one. The 1k to set the bevel and the 4/8 to sharpen should do the job if the steel in the blades you have is decent.