Honing a razor is the same as sharpening it. You'll probably need to do it less than twice a year on a heavily used razor. When you are learning to hone, it's useful to have a razor honed by a "honemeister" so you have a reference for what you want to achieve with the one your honing. Once you know how, there shouldn't be any reason to send them out again.
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