Thread: Honing after shaving ?

Originally Posted by shooter74743

These guys are right on. Blades do not need to "rest", kind of like saying my hammer needs to rest before driving another nail. Strop before and after a shave, I do 60x before & 40x after. I also do about 40x after a touch-up or honing to ensure no moisture is on the blade.

or a golf club needs a rest between shots....I strop before and after shaving...less after.

However, since no one else has said it, if you get a decent shave by a razor, why would you hone it after every shave? Seems like overdoing it to me. I have 3 razors in my rotation and all have been honed once by a honemeister (not me) before I got them and none are near needing another honing yet.