Originally Posted by
Utopian
I started out with just a Swaty and a Carborundum 102. This was several years before finding SRP so I had no idea what I was doing. Luckily I did happen to luck into two of the best barber hones. Anyway, they were what I used to hone my first razors. Eventually I got them to shave. After I found SRP, I started experimenting with a LOT of other hones, but I continued to maintain a 7 day set of razors with nothing but the barber hones for over 10 years. A barber hone is all that you need to maintain your razor.