Quote Originally Posted by goaT View Post
This is directly from the FAQ:

"When a blade is honed on a strop loaded with some sort of abrasive compound, the cutting bevel looses its triangular shape and becomes arc-shaped (or "convexed")...without resetting the bevel first, one cannot touch up a pasted razor with a hone."

If this is true, then why should I use a paste? I'm simply costing myself more in the long term, correct?
I've never used paste of any kind on (hard or impossible to find it here) so i cannot say if they are good or not from my personal experience, but for what i've read is that so many people use them so they cannot be bad if used properly.