Thread: Chinese water stone question

Originally Posted by SuperSpeedRacer

On a side note: another thing that appeals to me about natural stones is that they're the sort that would have been historically used. Part of the appeal of straight razor shaving for me is the idea of favoring skill over technology. That said I'm currently reliant on CROX paste which I'm sure didn't exist in the 19th century (or am I wrong? My knowledge of the history of material science is near non-existent).

Google says Chromium was discovered in 1797.

Light strokes on a flat bed strop shouldn't round your edge too much.
Ideally, to exactly maintain the edge you have it needs to be touched up on something similar to what was used in the first place but there can be some overlap.