Originally Posted by
tcrideshd
Ron, I must tell you I,ve talked with you, and met you several times and on the phone. I believe you to be a very intelligent man and really know your rocks. plus I like you and consider you a long distance friend. so don't get mad at me for my opinion. but I,m disagreeing with you on the waiting till your razor shows any degradation. I don't think its wrong, but how will it hurt to do "maintenance" honing? now I know zip when it comes to this honing thing, I still send my razors out for "real honing" but maintaining my razors I believe I,m really good at. upon advice from my hone guy, I started hitting my 12k nani every 10-12 shaves, 4-6 laps at first then shave, if it needed more then do it again then shave again.
this routine has kept my razors shaving in top shape all shaves, and not having it degrade on me. great shaves every time this way, or heres another way to look at it, would you drive your car till it breaks down then fix it , or do some preventive maintenance to keep it running top notch?, and along the way ive learned that once you can handle the 12k nani and max it out, that it really gives just as smooth and keen a shave as all the " end all , beat all, top of the mountain high dollar naturals" so that's my take Tc