Hi Everyone,

I've been wet-shaving for a couple months now, but this is my first post! I've found the wiki at this site very helpful by the way! Now, I have a couple questions:

1) If my razors all came shave ready and don't have any major chips in them, is it possible for me to get away with just one hone? I recall reading something about a "spyder-something" that might work as your only hone if you're not working on blades that are damaged...

2) Also, I have an odd strop. It's made my Jemico and is one of the paddle kinds. It has leather on the one side, but the other side is a hard black surface. What would this be??? Note: I tried to upload a picture of it about 5 times, and waited a couple minutes each time, but it would never actually upload...

Other than that, thanks again for all the helpful information!