Quote Originally Posted by Wolfpack34 View Post

My opinion is that a 'shaver' only ( not a hobbyist or collector ) really doesn't need a set of hones. A rotation of 2-3 quality razors that were properly honed, a good quality strop, a pasted strop, and a quality ( rather inexpensive) Barber's hone for touch-ups will keep you going for quite a long time...as Marty says maybe indefinitely.
You guys are all awesome I was very tentative about posting this as I knew it was a YMMV thing but I'm glad I did now lol

What is a barber's hone? A finishing stone?

My local barber said he would give me his straight razor, his strop and stone. He said the blade is 50 over 50 years old but in good condition. I'm not holding my breath on the quality of these and will probably stilll buy new ones.