Thread: Trying to clarify my understanding

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've heard of guys maintaining razors for years with a barber hone, and maybe a pasted paddle, but I didn't go that route. I wanted to learn to hone and did. So I can't tell you from experience but I've heard it can be done.

So at what point did you decide your razor(s) needed honing? And did you set a bevel? Or just sharpen etc?

Originally Posted by phunni

So at what point did you decide your razor(s) needed honing? And did you set a bevel? Or just sharpen etc?

If your razor has been honed to shave ready you won't need to set a bevel. When it is not shaving as well as it was, does not improve through stropping, it is time to take it to a hone or maybe a pasted strop,