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There are a lot of threads on this topic :) But yes, you just rub it in, and you repaste whenever it stops working. If you're just using one razor this could be once a year or so.

HHT is the acronym for hanging hair test. I don't actually use a hanging strand of hair from my head, instead I test the blade on my arm hair. I touch the blade to the middle of a hair about...

They will wear quickly if you're trying to use too high a grit - it takes roughly 8x the # of laps at 8k as it would at 4k, so even a fast stone is too slow if it's too fine.

Sure. But overhoning has no real effect on the final shaving edge until you get to the polishing grits - the sandpaper that is so popular at those low grits produces an impressive wire edge, but it...

Do you do the HHT before or after stropping? You'll get better (more indicative) results if you strop before trying the HHT.

The 8k Shapton is probably the most useful stone in their lineup -...

No, you still need the separate grits, otherwise you'll wear out your expensive hone.

One of the things that makes the Shapton system work is their speed and the efficient steps in the grits. ...

No, their website is pretty confusing on that point, which is why I didn't buy the glassstones when I first went looking (I thought you had to use the $$$ diamond lapping plate on them). The...

I lapped my norton on sandpaper on my countertop, which saved the space and (at least short-term) the expense of the lapping stone. I've got the shapton lapping plate (the iron one, not the diamond...

I had a coticule, but recently sold it as it was essentially a duplicate of my 8k Shapton.

I'm not sure Shapton's grit ratings are more accurate; AFAIK they just use a different system for rating...

I have the 2k and 4k glassstones, and the 8k and 15k "professional" hones. The glassstones are the same abrasive material as the professional series hones but without the color coding. You don't...