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That reminds me of a car wash company here that used to run an ad saying "a clean car runs better." I just can't picture a razor edge recuperating from an extra day off.

OK fellas, I got my edge back with Lynn's Shapton video, except that I needed to do more on the 4000 to reverse my zealous overstropping with the diamond paste. After I finished with the Shaptons, I...

You were right. The daily 10 laps destroyed my edge. I tried refreshing it this morning and it still wasn't enough. I'm going to have to re-hone it. I got out another razor I had fixed up the...

The shaves are smoother, but primarily because of the honing tips I got on the YouTube video Straight Razor Honing-Shapton Glass Stones - YouTube. The idea behind the diamond spray paste is to get...

Maybe I'll try cutting that in half. I was doing that before and after the shave. I'll start doing it after the shave only. I'm really happy with my improvement in honing the past month. I ...

I quit using CrOx because it seemed like the only thing I was getting out of it was green fingers.

This is where I got my diamond spray: Diamond Suspension / Diamond Slurry / Diamond Spray /...

10 round trips, or 20 strokes. Could be excessive, I really don't know.

I really do like the .25, although I think .50 is probably good enough. I watched a few "DrMatt357" videos on YouTube where he goes down to .05 micron to get the edge shiny without any scratch marks...

I do 10 laps on a felt strop sprayed with .25 micron diamond spray (I'm experimenting with this to see if it extends the time between honing jobs); 30 laps on a clean felt strop, and 50-60 laps on a...