High Grit Edge Refinement Over Time
Okay so this is admittedly a unique situation that probably won't apply to many, but I'd love the advice of some seasoned shavers.
I'm about 6 months into wet shaving, shaving once or twice a week with a straight. Just discovered this place however after posting in a shaving section of a knife forum (started there first). I've learned a lot already so thanks all for their input and time.
Now, I've been traveling since New Years and away from my kit and stones but did bring one straight and a hanging barber strop. Had a couple rough shaves recently and decided it needed a hone so I went to a local shop and picked up a Naniwa 10k SS. Things got better after 30 or so touch up strokes. I'm realizing now however, after seeing pictures of other razor edges on this forum, that the initial hone I did on this razor was rushed and I did not remove all of the larger scratches from lower grits in my progression (which was 1k, 2k, 5k, 8k, JNAT of about 10kish). The edge looks polished and reflective at certain angles, but under the right light and angle you can see some of the striations of coarser stones.
So, knowing that the most effective fix would be to go back through the progression spending more time at each grit until the edge is uniform, how beneficial (or not) would it be to use the 10k effectively as my strop until I get back to my stones? Maybe 20-30 laps each way, very light pressure, but doing this between every shave, and of course stropping on weave and leather to finish. My thought being that I will ever so slowly be buffing out those striations - again, acknowledging this is by no means ideal, fast or efficient - but with it being the only stone I have right now, wouldn't that, in theory, produce a slightly better(smoother) edge each time?
Thoughts?!