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I had an outburst written here. I'm deleting it, because it's a pointless argument.

If you buy Naniwas, you'll have to lap them flat.

if you buy coticules, good luck.

The specific questions...

Yep. Many of the senior guys will tell you to start with a Naniwa 12k or a barber hone as your first stone.

If you can be inspired by Lynn's videos, I'd say get inspired by this one instead. Straight Razor Honing-Naniwa Super Stones - YouTube

Coticules are fun. But they aren't what you need right...