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Well, this thread! I didn't want to point anybody but Sham (hi_bud_gl) posted many times about this and always made me curious about the veracity of that "fact". You should be able to find the...

Sham, it still doesn't answer my questions. ;) I think I'll leave it!

I'll give it a shot on a Double Arrow finished on a swaty and mystery barber hone Vs. a Wapi I haven't honed in months....

Well, I do get the meaning of what you said but I still do not understand why the razor's edge finished on a barber's hone will not last as long as a finishing stone (days vs months).

I also...

Why's that?

Also, to add to your question... I read many times in this forum that a barber's hone edge won't last as long as that of a whetstone. Are there any facts and explanations to back this up?