Originally Posted by
FrankD
Ok so i have been straight razor shaving for close to a year now (enjoyable but frustrating), anyway, to start with i sent all my razors off to be honed, however,when i have felt that they are getting dull (pulling, skipping, or razor burn) I have been using a balsa strop with chromium oxide on one side and iron oxide on the other. Recently I bought a Ezy Edge razor hone.
However, I am confused as to how often I should run the razor over the hone, as reading the forums it seems like some guys are forever honing their razor.
Any advice is appreciated.