I'm approaching the day where I need to learn how to maintain my straight razors.

I have a Norton 4K/8K stone, a Chinese 12,000K stone, and an artificial stone to assist in creating slurry.

I also bought a Swaty from someone for a pretty low price just in case I ran into trouble with the aforementioned real stones.


  1. What's best for the razor, or does it really matter?
  2. Is one method significantly easier for the user?