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There are more experienced people than me on the forum who may have better advice, but mind would be to strop every time before you shave and a little after to get the last moisture off the blade. If you don't have a strop , it is possible to strop on newspaper , there are some good videos on this on Youtube. Some people happily maintain a razor on a pasted strop for a long time between hones.Hi all,
I am about to start my adventure into straight razor shaving thanks to @Rohleder .
My question of the day is how many shaves do I get out of a razor on average between it's first Honing, stropping and it then needs to be honed again?
Cheers on your thoughts.
Providing your stropping technique is OK, using just one razor should get you up to 6 months I’d guess. He fact is that technique is all important - the old joke about straight razors is that the more you use them, the sharper they get. There’s another truism that the more you get into straights, the more razors you acquire - which of course helps extend the working life of any particular one.Thank you for the advice.
I am trying to get a rough idea of how many shaves roughly to expect before it will need to be sent away to be rehoned again.
A very generous offer indeed thank you.Providing your stropping technique is OK, using just one razor should get you up to 6 months I’d guess. He fact is that technique is all important - the old joke about straight razors is that the more you use them, the sharper they get. There’s another truism that the more you get into straights, the more razors you acquire - which of course helps extend the working life of any particular one.
Let me make you an offer - if you are still using straights in 3 months time, I’d bet you have more than one by then. If not, let me know and I’ll send you a decent quality razor as a gift.