Quote Originally Posted by jimmyh View Post
Well, not at first. What I'm suggesting is that if you use pasted balsa, for example, instead of bare leather every day, you shouldn't have to go to the hone for a real long time, and you'll always have 'fresh' edges.
I would be wary of it being too much of a good thing. Untreated linen/leather will maintain an edge while a daily dose of paste might lead to overhoning IMO.

I could see doing linen & leather and then when the edge began to feel a bit 'off' going to paste to refresh but not daily ... again... IMO. Whatever works for you is fine as long as it works.