Quote Originally Posted by honedright View Post

Regardless of which hone you choose - once you master the art of stropping you'll find that you use your hone only a couple of times a year. Really.


Scott

This needs to be said more often, wth correct stropping a barbers hone is all thats needed. I know that barber hones are getting harder to come by, but the are still cheaper than a shoe box full of stones. You should be able to master the strop and barbers hone before starting a hone AD.