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Can you suggest a nice two-grit barber hone? What should I be looking for?

I've decided to try two things. First, I ordered some chromium oxide that I'll use to make a pasted strop. I'll probably order a new linen strop so that I can paste both sides, if I decide to keep...

Hmmm, it seems to me that a swaty or something similar might be the way to go for what I need. Now I just need to find some resources on how to use one...

Question - is the swaty (or those like...

So, a couple of things here. Your calcs mention that 2 razors lasted 3 months. This is oversimplified, because I've been heavily favoring one razor over the other. But still, your point is...

Okay, now that I'm thinking about it, I think I'm getting confused.

Even though the old thread from 2006 I mentioned in my original post mentioned using the Norton 4/8, you are thinking this would...

So, how do I tell what kind of barber's hone I need? Plus, why did you get 2 of them?

My issue is that a pasted strop, in addition to the pastes I will have to reapply will cost almost as much as the Norton stone. I'm thinking of just jumping directly to the stone.

You mentioned...

I bought 2 straight razors off of ebay (using many of the tips found on this website), and sent them off to get professionally honed in early June. They were sent back in good condition, and very...