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Used correctly and a good stropping technique, you shouldn't need to put steel to stone for a long time. When it gets to the point that stropping has no effect then use a little CrO2 (Chromium Oxide)...

They are somewhat on the slow end of the spectrum but that is what makes them good teaching stones. Go slow and check progress every so often and learn what to look for. Someone new to honing won't...

If he goes that route all he needs is the Norton 4/8K. The 1K and 12K can come later. There aren't to many razors I haven't been able to hone to shave ready on that combo. Rarely do I hit either the...

My suggestions will differ greatly from the majority of those here, but for starting out I would suggest getting three Arkansas stones, coarse, fine and extra fine. You could add the extra, extra...

I have purchased several razors off of eBay that were listed as shave ready, wanna guess how many actually were? For a truly shave ready, you need to buy from some one reputable and known for good...