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OP was offered generous help and sound advice. We all make mistakes, it is part of the learning curve.
General advice here is learn to shave and strop before attempting to learn to hone.
Been...

Could be the OP is a bit embarrassed to reply or seek help. I hope he does.
I am not embarrassed to say I trashed the edge of my first shave ready razor on the belt off my trousers.....Well, a...

Take Glenn's aka gssixguns offer and send it to him. Gotta get me one of them chosera 1k, that would have taken 6 hours on my king...