SR Sharpeness After Honing/Lond Storage?

[MetroNome]

I am traveling internationally from USA 3-12 months for business. Bringing a few SRs. I will have two of them SR honed by the legendary Lynn. How long does an edge keep its post hone peak sharpness IF it is not being used? I will use another for the first 3-4 months then bust the SRD honed SRs out after that. I won't have access to a hone stone, so I want to rotate a new one in every 3-4 months. Thanks in advance...

 

[richmondesi]

It depends. If it's oiled, it'll last for quite some time. If you have good stropping technique, you'll be fine. You may consider bringing some pastes or a barbers hone along as well.

 

[MetroNome]

Let me clarify probable situation. SRD sharpens 2 SRs. They sit in the Dovo cases untouched, never used, for 3-6 months.

When I pull one out of the box in 3-6 months from honing...will it be as sharp as the day I received it from SRD?

 

[mainaman]

Let me clarify probable situation. SRD sharpens 2 SRs. They sit in the Dovo cases untouched, never used, for 3-6 months.

When I pull one out of the box in 3-6 months from honing...will it be as sharp as the day I received it from SRD?

Most probably yes if the edge is oiled, no if its not.

 

[richmondesi]

Let me clarify probable situation. SRD sharpens 2 SRs. They sit in the Dovo cases untouched, never used, for 3-6 months.

When I pull one out of the box in 3-6 months from honing...will it be as sharp as the day I received it from SRD?

If it's oiled, it should be. However, I took it a step further, addressing your entire situation. If you have good stropping technique, you'll not have any issues. If not, you might want to bring something along for touchups.

 

[Utopian]

Most likely no. I remember Lynn writing about this quite a while ago. Even with oil during storage, he found that his razors were not quite as sharp 6 months later. He said they could still shave but there was a noticeable diminution.