Welcome to WetShaving Lemmy community! This is the place to ask beginner and simple questions. Some examples include:

  • Soap, scent, or gear recommendations
  • Favorite scents, bases, etc
  • Where to buy certain items
  • Identification of a razor you just bought
  • Troubleshooting shaving issues such as cuts, poor lather, and technique

Please note these are examples and any questions for the sub should be posted here.

Don’t forget out about our wiki! Find it here.

  • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    Let’s talk stones. How often do you put your straight razors to the stones? Is there any reason to prefer minimizing stone use, and rather go for loaded strops (blade wear, etc.)?

    My main question here is finishing and refreshing stones (in the 8k+ range), and not resetting the bevel.

    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
      0·
      1 year ago

      I think I could comfortably go 30 shaves between refreshes, but I don’t. I normally refresh after 15-20 shaves. But I also tinker with edges a lot to see what I can get out of a stone or a razor.

      I am not concerned with wear from stones but I know others are. I have razors that are over 170 years old, have a lot of hone wear, and work perfectly.

      For those who aren’t interested in honing, I suggest using a pasted strop. I prefer a bench strop for this, but it seems most straight razor users paste one side of a linen or flax hanging strop.

      I think if you strop normally with every shave and use the pasted strop every 15 shaves or so, you could go a long time between refreshes.