I wasn't having much luck a while ago with Norton combo stones:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=9582

... so I passed my razor along to Lynn and bought a set of Japanese water stones:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...072,43071&ap=1
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...072,43071&ap=1

After a while, it needed to be rehoned and I've just worked out a pyramid scheme that seemed to work pretty well.

10 passes @ 4000 grit & 10 passes @ 8000 grit
08 passes @ 4000 grit & 10 passes @ 8000 grit
06 passes @ 4000 grit & 10 passes @ 8000 grit
04 passes @ 4000 grit & 10 passes @ 8000 grit
02 passes @ 4000 grit & 10 passes @ 8000 grit
10 passes @ 8000 grit

Afterwards I touched it up with another type of pyramid. I'll put that in another post.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...765#post122765

Any thoughts?

Mark