Originally Posted by
niftyshaving
Sounds like you can hone your razor now.
Keep to the 3-6 laps once in a while followed by the strop and you
will be good to go for a long time.
When someone says: "No pulling on the chin!!! At all!!" I am tempted
to say good job -- call it done. Use your Swaty very lightly once a month
and you are likely good to go for a long time.
As for hones....
I have fallen for my Naniwa Super Stone 12K for maintaining
my shaving rotation. My Norton 4K/8K hone is still my favorite
historic hone purchase and with some help from some inexpensive
bench stones can bring many edges under control.