Thread: Frequency of honing?

Originally Posted by RedGladiator

Can't I use these to extend time between hones? A bottle cost $20 and honing costs me $45.

A barber hone will almost indefinitely extend your needing a hone, especially as your skills grow.

Originally Posted by RedGladiator

Would you still need a flattening stone? I'm so confused about flattening stones

Flattening plates like a DMT or Atoma keep stones flat as they wear a bit, barber hones are very hard and wear little.