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i have a feeling this was in german and translated to english, there may have been a lot of words or ideas that didn't cross over correctly. either way, it makes sense ;)

yep, the more you have in your rotation, the longer you can go without honing any of them!

sorry, i meant to agree with you and add more to it. i guess it should have read "indeed, a fresh edge and new edge are two different things". and i guess i didn't need to direct it towards you if i...

A material is said to be elastic if it deforms under stress (e.g., external forces), but then returns to its original shape when the stress is removed.

Elasticity is "shape memory" in its own...

See the wikipedia pages titled: "Elasticity (Physics)" and "Shape Memory Alloy".

Scott:

Fresh edge and new edge are two different things. stropping essentially re"freshens" the edge by realigning any parts of the honed edge that are misaligned. While it doesn't "sharpen", the...

I read a bit of documentation on the DOVO website, but I can't remember where. They recommend you strop their razors before shaving. The things I read there (and my background in metallurgy) bring me...