Quote Originally Posted by kcb5150 View Post
There is definitely a certain virtue to synth hones, even for razors provided you stick to one system as the synth ratings overlap at times. Personally, I'm not too crazy about the feel of a synth finished edge, but if I had to, I could live with a synth progression that I finished on a trans ark to just color the edge a bit more to my liking.
Try a 20k Suehiro finish it is nice.
The benefit of synthetics is speed, for those that hone more razors, for average honer that hones from time to time naturals will work fine.