Thread: honing question

I moved this from the general section for concern it will be shut down in that section....please look this over and add any assistance that you can....thank you in advance....
okay I may be posting in the wrong category - I apologize in advance if that is the case. Okay long story short - I have 3 or 4 straight razors now and none of them are shave ready at all - some are sharper than other but still not at the shave ready stage (I have tried them) I have honing blocks one is very rough - Im sure its for setting an edge and the other is very very smooth although the seller did not know the actual grit of it himself - I got it off of the bay and it is an "oil stone" I think. Anyway I know how to hone a blade I have watched the videos and have experience with pocket knives, and yes I know that honing a straight razor is completely different than honing a pocket knive - but some of the same basic concepts do apply I belive. My question is this how many times should I pass the razor on the honing stone? I understand the importance of keeping the strokes the same per each edge, I have no problem with that at all.

I look forward to your insights.

Thank you
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