Thread: What DON'T You Use (and why)

I don't use synthetic hones, as I get by with my Cretan, Belgian and German hones (I pretty much only use one of each).

I don't use hones over 12 cm long or 2 cm thick (I think), plenty of surface area and I get great feedback on the thinner stones. Less strenuous when hand-held honing, which is the only way I hone and have for years now. This goes for honing my kitchen knives too (all three of them).

I don't use soaps/creams/aftershaves that give me less than great results. Sub-par products are not worth the effort, especially with my dry skin.

I don't use and so far (6-7 years in) haven't used more than €100 on any one thing shaving related. It is plenty, and most stuff (especially razors) are not worth more than that, in my opinion. In reality, I have rarely spent more than half of that on any one thing.

I might make an exception one day for an Aust/Revisor or high quality strop, but that will probably not exceed that budget by much. Throwing lots of money at stuff is too easy and takes a lot of the fun out of a hobby for me.

Best regards,

Pieter

I've sold off most of my barber hones as I just never use them (keeping my 3 line Swaty and Panama hones), nothing wrong with how they work, but I just never seem to to use them.