most staright shaver/honers will try some paste at some point...I don't think you can go wrong with crox... as with most honers , you get to a point where you will try and acheive the max from yours stones..some will say if you get te max from stones you will not need finishing paste some will use it regardlessly as the honing pattern .... i have tryed most paste and sprays and i think crox as been one of the most helpful paste i have tryed except ti white paste .. for over all and all round one paste you won't go far wrong with crox to aid your honing.... like some i like the idea of shaving staright of the coticule and i have become quite satisfied with coticule and my strop... there was one time when i'd never be with out . So i think you should get some ... i like it best on a leather hanging strop cotton or leather ...