Up until now I have been using only natural stones to hone my razors. I get a comfortable shaving edge from a coticule and a thuringian. I do not, however, get a spectacular edge.

I am waiting on a Suehiro 20k Japanese synthetic and will do the following from now on. Coticule as always followed by Thuringian followed by 20 to thirty x strokes with 20k synthetic. No chromium oxide only a good stropping before use.

How does this sound? Should I consider a final few x strokes on the Thuringian to maintain the natural feel or is this overkill.

Thanks.

David