Originally Posted by
Disburden
A swaty barber hone and a good strop will give you a long lasting edge for a long long time. You can also use a pasted strop with chromium oxide if you want, but the edge does hit a dull point after a while with the paste and will need to be honed.
What I did is bought a coticule and a belgian blue stone for touching up my razors. The bbw with slurry about 50 strokes and then diluting to just water for another 50 or so. Then the coticule with water. I think coticules are just awesome though. It's all about your tastes.
If you're a simple guy, with simply needs and want to get things done well but quickly, just got a barber's hone, do 5-10 passes on it and you'll keep your edge for a long time.