Originally Posted by
Neil Miller
Depends on the age of the razor and the steel - for very old Sheffield razors I find a very hard coticule works well (I use a Les Latneuses) more usually it is a Shapton Pro 15k (just wore out my shapton GS 16k) followed ocasionally by a slurried (god forgive me!) shapton gs 30k. That SG 20k Jimmy mentioned is very tempting though - although at these grit ratings I reckon its more personal preference and suitability to your way of working rather than anything else.
Regards,
Neil