My current honing process is getting my razors in very sharp, close shaving condition. I just got this all figured out, and was hoping to post what I am doing for feedback. Good, could be a little better if you did this, etc. . .

My razors are sharp, so just honing to keep them that way:

1. Naniwa 12K
2. Balsa hone w/white lapping paste
3. Balsa hone w/chromium paste
4. Leather strop

Also, I have a 4/8 Norton and only had to use the 8 one time to get an edge on a newly acquired razor.

Should I squeeze in a 16K Shapton after the 12K, or would that be pointless? Also, I was thinking about diamond pastes, but the Shapton 16 is .92 micron, as small as one of the diamond pastes I was looking at.

I don't want to complicate this any more unecessarily. Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Greg