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AMEN. Knife sharpening techniques will kill your razor. This is an entirely different beast. If your newto all this just get the barber hone or send your blades to someone in these forums to give...

Barber hones are for finishing, just normal maintenance to keep the blade sharp. For repair or restoration work you'll need an array of different hones.

You could also go to ebay for razor hones. 15-20 bucks including shipping.