Thread: "Touching Up" Guidelines?

I'm wondering if there is a more direct guide to touching up an already honed razor than the brief mentions in the wiki--for example, the best way to use a barber's hone, or a coticule, or a pasted strop to maintain your edge.

By direct, I mean with specific information: a recommended honing pattern, i.e. 3 laps on a barber hone then test; no more than 5 laps on a pasted strop etc.,or even a recommended maintenance regimen for each of the various ways that people can keep their honed razors in shape. Some people say they use a barber's hone or coticule to touch up their edge every week--is this a good idea? How many laps are ok, and how many are too much?

Maybe to start with, what are some good touch-up hone recommendations, in addition to a barber's hone? I know that some people use a coticule, what about a 12,000 Shapton Pro? Or a 15,000?

And, how exactly do you use a coticule for touch ups? Water only, for ten or so laps? More? Less?

Thanks for any help you can give.

Jim