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This probably should not apply to you. But, if you do not strop your razor and wait a few days in between shaves you can get pretty good shaves. Most guys just use a strop.

Get a small barber hone. They hone slow and you can't hardly do any damage with them. I let the blades rest often. I use three razors, but mostly shave with a single blade every other day.

No, not at all. It makes the linen dirty looking though.

I remember a few years ago doing an experiment and found that the longest I could go between stroppings was pretty close to the number of shaves I could get from a disposable before I tossed it.
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I strop about every 3 shaves. I use fireash on my linen and, as you've noted, experimented with VERY mild abrasive on "daily" plain leather strops. Typically, I just use them clean.

I've...