Hello All,

It seems that I've got a beard that's made of Tungsten Carbide because my recently honed Henckels is already dull and no amount of stropping with leather or lined will help. Admittedly my stropping technique is not good...

Regardless, I'd like to hone my own and was wondering on the consenus on whether I should go with the Shapton 'system' (very expensive as I was advised to get the 30,000, and another stone, the Diamond profiler and the 'widget' that keeps the stone steady for honing. It would all come to several hundred dollars.

The other option I was looking into was the Coticule with the Yellow and Blue Stones and calling it a day with those.

Which would you recommend and why? Please keep in mind I don't intend to restore razors, or anything above just honing them to keep them sharp. If it gets to the point where I need to have them re-beveled (because I might screw up the honing) then it'll be done by a pro.

Cheers!