Let me start by saying I felt this question could have gone in a number areas and landed on Beginners because I think it's probably something most if not all beginners wonder so here goes.....

We all know that shave ready is of the utmost importance when shaving with a straight razor and much care and technique go into maintaining a shaveable edge...i.e. Leather and fabric stropping, barber hones and honing.

My question is how often? I know you strop before EVERY shave and number of laps seems to be a personal preference and it seems ppl take their razors to either pasted strops or barber hones once a month or so (is that correct?) but I have read any where from 4x per year to Once a year for honing. So what is it or is it all personal preference??

Thanks