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$15 off an unhoned razor if I remember correctly

**then sand it

Also for minor nicks I've learned that you can rubber cement the flap down ten sand the strop. Good as new

Stick to a cheap strop now. Once you learn to strop properly and don't knick it then go to a better one. A cheap one will do. Check out whippeddog.com they have a poor man strop set for like 20 bucks.

Right now I wouldn't worry about hones. Just learn proper stropping and getting a feel for the blade. I've been using a sr for 7 months now and still havent had it honed. Although it depends on how...