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@nickyspaghetti
Tiswas - the stones are for sharpening and the strop is for polishing just before the shave.
I guess I sharpen every few months but I strop before every shave.
Oh, and don't trust retailers who tell you that the razor is already sharp and ready to use - they never are. They always need some work on them and that amount varies considerably.
My oldest razor is a John barber and is about 200 years old and I needed to use a 300grit stone for a while just to remove all the unwanted metal all in all I used 7 different stones on it to get it sharp.