Thread: Blade Refreshing

Hello everybody. My name is Max. First I'd like to thank everyone who put this forum together and everyone who shares their knowledge and experience, as I'm sure you know, this is quite an invaluable resource.

I currently use a Dovo shavette while I get my ducks in a row, so to speak. Though I can't wait to order a real piece of steel I want to be confident I have all the tools along with it.

I plan to get a Thierres Isaard special C
6/8ths shave ready. My goal is just to maintain this edge sharp and shave ready, I will be shaving about every other day. From what I've read it seems a fine grit stone would do the trick, looking to purchase a naniwa 12k for this.

My question is whether the stone will be sufficient or if I should use paste on a strop as a midpoint between the stone and bare strop?

If so what paste or combination of pastes would be suggested? By combination I mean a strop with perhaps .5 micron and another with .25 or is 12k to bare strop sufficient, or perhaps 12k to .5 or .25 to bare strop?

Also would a CrO paste work or would the diamond stuff be more effective to maintain this edge for longer before shelling out for the Norton 4k/8k stone down the road?

I apologize for the length of this thread, any and all feedback is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.