I first started playing with straight razors about 15 years ago. All I had for hones was two barber hones--a Swaty and a Carborundum 102. After joining SRP in 2007 I got a set of Nortons and then various other hones followed, but I continued to maintain a set of razors I regularly used and kept at a gym with nothing but those two barber hones. I used the hones interchangeably and those razors have continued to shave just fine to this day.

I have not needed to reset the bevels or do any repair work. The edges have been maintained for 15 years with nothing but maintenance honing. I remember reading early on in SRP that it is easier to KEEP a razor sharp than it is to SHARPEN a razor. The point is that unless you damage your razor, a maintenance hone should be all you need to keep your razors sharp.

Haim, were you ever able to get any help from Manah?