As mentioned, Many on our forum own dozens of razors, and I would not use the same razor twice in a fortnight. I used tape to preserve the appearance of the razor. So having a large number of razors, once the initial bevel is set, then it's unlikely that I am going to hone most of mine regularly. I don't own heaps, just 30 odd, and all I do nowadays is a touch up on a finishing hone. So the geometry of the razors stays fairly well intact. If I buy a vintage razor, or even a brand new one I tend to cut my own new bevel and hone it up. And inmost cases it might not see a stone in 6 or more months. I hear people saying it's a tool, not meant to be pretty. But in my opinion, razors are lovely things and my shaves don't suffer as a result.