That's not the point of the exercise.
The exercise is to get a reasonably good shave-ready edge on the SR using just the gear that it comes with.
I got mine and have been stropping it over the last few days, doing 100 or so laps at a time.
Inked the edge with a sharpie and it was removed rather quickly, so I repeated that process. I believe my razor is still in the "honing" stage and will continue stropping. I can't believe that it is shave ready after a couple hundred laps, though it will dry shave arm hair.
I guess the only downfall for a beginner like me is not having a true shave ready razor on hand (or ever having shaved with one) for reference, and only attempting a shave to determine actual sharpness of the blade.
Still, I'm moving forward, stropping with the TV news on for some background noise.
I'm still glad I got the kit and will certainly attempt a shave at some point - at least my cheeks. Even if it turns out less than perfect, I've only invested 20 bucks, and I'm building my stropping technique and muscle memory pretty quickly.
I admit though, I have already been eyeing a film honing kit on Amazon that includes two glass plates and an assortment of film.