Quote Originally Posted by niftyshaving View Post
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.
Thanks for the input. My chin is quite tough and thought that "pulling" would be normal with a straight. I was very pleased with the shave after the run on the Swaty.
I will take your advice on the other stones and gradually obtain the stones your mention.