Thread: Maintain razor using a barbers hone?

I've seen in the wiki that this method, combined by frequent stropping, is perfect for starting out. If regularly stropped correctly then it should be a while till you need to touch up on a hone.

Its certainly possible, with a few caveats (based on my own, small amount of experience honing).

Make sure that whoever hones your razor tells you whether they used tape or not - if they use tape, then in most cases, you should too until the bevel is reset on that razor.

Even on a barbers hone, improper technique can/will destroy the edge on a blade and possibly require a re-hone. Make sure you practice on some junkers first, so you don't accidentally blunt your razor.

Other than that, you should be right - lots of people look after their razors in this manner.

I've seen some members who said that they did just that for years before coming to SRP and getting into honing in a big way. Give it a try and it will either work or it won't. Report back on your progress. Sticky, Sham, and nun2sharp have a lot of experience with the barber hones and can advise you along the way if you run into trouble and there are instructions for the Swaty and other barber hones in the SRP Wiki image files IIRC.