Thread: Cheap sharpening?

The basic split on hone is that there are hones for setting the bevel, an intermediate hone for pre finish, and then finish hones. You can add any number of hones in the middle to shorten the process. Very skilled guys can go from a 1K bevel set and polish to a finish on a finish hone. Most people bevel set on a 1K move to a 3or4K then up to an 8K and either finish there or go on to a higher grit hone to finish on. If you have a previously honed razor and want only to maintain the edge you can do that quite inexpensively with pasted strops or a barbers hone and of course a leather strop. Some simply go back to a finish hone for a touch up. The most economical way to maintain your edge is with a strop and a barbers hone after it has been professionally sharpened. I think perhaps you should look for someone to hone your razor start to finish and take it from there. It is a tough go learning to hone and learning to shave at the same time.