Thread: Bare Bones Minimum

I just picked up a barber's hone on ebay last week but I'm going to need some guidance on how to use it. I'm a newb too, but I think the stones are for more serious restoration of a blade. I could be all wrong on that, though.

You don't need to use the 1000/etc stones normally. They are for re honing a razor, for day to day shaving all you need is a razor and a decent strop. You use a barbers hone to bring the blade back every so often when it starts to pull or tug but you can also use a piece of pasted balsa.

We like our toys and we are always chasing that perfect shave hence more and more high tech stones etc, but at a min all you really need is a razor and strop.

Good luck