Thread: Thanks for the Push toward Honing, Gentlemen

When I,m gone at work, I can be gone anywhere from 3 weeks to several months, the time frame is strictly up to how long it takes to get a well going, my longest time away from home was 9 months when I was in Saudia. My travel kit is pretty simple, I keep a DE with a couple packs of blades, and I bring 3 straights in a hard case, and brush soap and strop. If your stropping is good then 3 razors is plenty for even a long trip, and seeing how even my short trips are close to a month, I won't even be into the second straight. Point being it really doesn't take much for a travel kit. So far haven't hauled a stone yet. Tc

dip kit...........don't say anything.......no..........don't say it..................

Originally Posted by Utopian

I keep a barber hone in my dop kit. It takes little room.

Yep, the small profile and surprising range of use is why my Swaty goes into my travel bag. Easy to find space for a small 5 x 2 x 3/8 inch stone, and that by itself is all I need to hone just about anything.

But I'm a bit finnicky about all my bladed tools. I've been known to take a fresh razor blade from a pack of disposables for my scraper at work and touch them up on my Arkansas stones because the factory edge is too dull. I've got a set of hones that stays at work, multiple options at home, and carry them with me when I'm out of town. I should probably stuff a barber hone in the truck somewhere just to have all the bases covered.