Today I shaved with a the first razor I've refreshed the hone on after the initial hone. I found the Jones Mfgr Co of Chicago as a rusty butter knife an it was my first hone back in October. It was getting a little tuggy, so I did a quick few turn on The Norton 8000, the a little on the Chinese finisher. A customary strop and Wow! What a great shave! Best $10 I've spent in a long time!