I'm going to get started straight razor shaving and I'm planning on buying a Dovo from classicshaving.com so that I can get it honed by Lynn.

Now I realize that it probably differs from person to person, and razor to razor. But does anyone (Lynn preferably) have an estimate of how long the razor will stay sharp enough to shave with? I want to get some shaving under my belt before I get into the world of honing. Also, buying a razor, strop, and honing gear all at once would probably break my budget at the moment. So buying the honing gear will probably come at a later time when I have more funds set aside. If anyone has had a razor honed by Lynn let me know how long you went before honing again.

Second question: I've heard that some people strop their razors before AND after their shave. Is stropping after the shave necessary?

Thanks everyone!