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02-25-2009, 09:12 PM #12
You know for years I've wondered about the 4-5 laps deal with Swatys and have pretty much come to the conclusion that it's a combination of a marketing ploy (use our stones and it only takes 4 strokes!) and an attempt by Swaty to keep the user from going crazy and overhoning. I'm also puzzled by people who think nothing of doing 100 laps or more on a Norton 8K or a Coticule being afraid of more than 5 laps on a barber hone.
Since I'm firmly entrenched in the "less is more" camp (and the razors I touch up are already fairly sharp) that's why my routine is 5 laps and test followed by 3 laps and test...and as many 3 and test as it takes. If it ain't sharp it ain't sharp.