Thread: What's your edge refreshing routine?

When I feel a blade's sharpness has tapered off a bit I'll go to my chrome ox balsa strop and do 10 laps. I don't count shaves in between paste touchups, but I will generally do this 3 times (or until I notice that 10 laps of chrome isn't doing much anymore).

At this stage I will either go to my coticule or Nani 12k. If it's a coticule touchup I'll do 50-100 laps, water only. For the Naniwa it's usually 15-20 laps. After hitting the hones I find chrome ox is mostly optional, sometimes I do for additional smoothness, sometimes I don't. I guess I don't really need to. Then its 40 linen 60 leather and shave time. It's not really a test shave as this routine will bring my edge right back to where it should be.

I very rarely feel that I have to drop down from a finishing hone (ie down to an 8k) for touchups as I find it unnecessary.