Thread: The minimum amount of stones for a factory DOVO

I did, albeit not explicitly.

Originally Posted by cassady

Welcome!

With all due respect to Bud, who likely knows more than I ever will about stones and honing, I think a double-sided coticule is a really good multipurpose stone for maintenence

Bringing a razor from factory 'sharpness' to shaving sharp is generally minor, and would be included in what I called maintenance. (Bringing a vintage, long-unused razor back to shaving sharpness would be major). You could also do a few swipes on the 8000 side of a 4k/8k, and then a few swipes on some sort of a finishing hone (something in the over-10k range).

cass