Hi, I'm glad I found this site, it has a lot of information from people that really know this stuff but it's so much that it can be overwhelming.
I hate shaving, it causes irritation, gotta spend money to always get new blades and it's annoying.

Now I'm curious about straight razors but I have a few questions..





#1. what is "honing" Is that sharpening? Why do people say they have to pay to get them honed
#2. How do you sharpen and maintain them
#3. How long to they last
#4. Do u need that little brush
#5. Do I need to buy blades for them separately or those are different types of straight razors?
#6. I've seen ones online where you replace the blade and one where you don't replace them? Which is better?
#7. Which should I get as a beginner's blade?

I know that I can probably search here for hours and find the answer but if anyone can answer these specific questions, that would be lovely!