Quote Originally Posted by Kees View Post
Depends on many factors: quality of the steel, toughness of your beard, your stropping technique, your skin prep, initial sharpness of the razor, do you use pasted strops or not. How much dullness of the blade you are prepared to accept. I have had razors from members here who claimed they were shave-ready that I found not sharp enough.
I totally agree with you. The process of shaving with a straight has a lot of moving parts and the final result, whether you define that as an excellent shave or going a long time between honings, depends on acheiving excellence in each area. Having said that, however, you made me curious to ask you how many shaves you, personally, get from a razor before you hone it.