Originally Posted by
hein31
The "gradually moving to smaller stones" progession is always a good method to improve razors with minor geometry problems. The smaller stone will result in a smaller and much more controlled contact surface. If you make sure, the razor is always held perpendicular to the stone the X-pattern will provide a good refining and sharpness to razors that are more difficult to hone on a large stone. I use the smaller stones for refreshing razors and sometimes i get a better edge this way, that is how i find out which razors profit from this kind of progression.