Quote Originally Posted by Milkylee View Post
What manufacturer of barber hone do you have? All your points look correct. I have a Swaty hone and recently someone posted original instructions that said to keep honing until the razor was sharp enough again. Also, I did have a Shumate barber hone and on it's instructions it said to do 4 to 6 six strokes per side and no more or you could overhone your razor. So different hones have different characteristics.
it is a pike swaty. I am not sure on the technique really... it sounds similar to stropping but you lead with the edge of the razor rather than the spine, correct?