Thread: How long until you hone?

Just curious, What is the amount of time you guys wait to hone your razor. Not just touchups but a full honing.

I bought a new Dovo stainless in 1980 and never did anything but touch-ups until this year, when I sent it to moveimaniac for repinning and honing. If a razor is shave ready, it will never need anything but touch-ups unless it is damaged. eBay razors are another story and that's where you get into the heavy bevel-setting on the lower grit hones.

Once I have a razor that has a bevel set then it goes back to the hone about every 4 months for what I would consider a tough up. I am partially resetting the bevel and doing about 15 laps on a DMT8EE. I use pastes which tend to round the bevel a bit. This is just a ballpark because it depends on the quality of the steel and what kind of grind razor you are talking about. When a razor will not hold an edge for over about 6 days then it is time for a re-hone.


Take Care,
Richard

It's time to rehone my wapi. I estimate that it gave me between 75 and 100 shaves receiving pasted strop treatment from time to time

I think that will improve as my shaving improves

I agree if you use hones to do the work, as long as you don't let things go too far and there are no mishaps I don't see why you would need anything other than a touchup. Pastes sharpen differently and eventually you will need to go to a hone for the full treatment.