Originally Posted by
IamSt8ght
I let a few of my straights get to the point where they were really pulling, tugging, and not shaving well so that they needed more than a touch-up. Then I pulled out the Naniwa 12k stone that I have always used as a finisher only. I did some circles with pressure, some Japanese type back and forth strokes with pressure, x strokes with pressure, then rinsed the stone, and finished the razors with 8 strokes of light pressure.
There was no need to resort to the Norton 4/8k.