I have no idea where you live, but in most areas of North America you can find Norton hones at fine woodworking shops that will do the trick without breaking the bank. Most often it is recommended that you get your shaving figured out first and then learn to hone. I think PinkLather tried to learn both together and from his experience comes that recommendation. I went with the shave first and hone later. Back to the question at hand. Norton 1K, 4K and 8K can get you to a really nice shaving edge. Hands on one on one meetings are the best way to learn, and meets are great for getting your honing started or dialed in. It is totally possible to learn from videos and typed instructions, but it is not the easy way. There are many many people that can hone that blade and get you started, rob ably even some that are close by.