Having been shaving with the same (expertly AFDavis11 honed!) blade for about 10 days with no more maintenance than daily stropping, I noticed that the edge was getting a little dull and pulling more during the shave. Having read here about lots of guys ruining their edges by trying to refresh them on a hone, I approached my barber hone with more than a little trepidation. I wet it and followed Lynn's refreshing instructions on Lhis DVD. I'm happy to report that this morning's (post-refreshing) shave was unambiguously better than Tuesday's (pre-refreshing ) shave. Apparently, it's possible for even a newbie to improve an edge!