Originally Posted by
holli4pirating
Mr Swaty removes steel too. The BBW is very slow, even with slurry, so it's not as if he's removing a lot of steel there. Yes, I do think it sounds like he's honing more than necessary, but I wouldn't say he's going to wear out his razor all that fast...
BBW is 4k? If that's so, then I've had some very comfortable shaves off a 4k hone. I don't know what the grit size of a BBW is, but I think the edge it produces is much finer and smoother than one can get from a 4k hone.
In response to the OP: I have a BBW and a Coti, and I go from either my King 1k or my Aoto (estimated at 1-3k, but no idea if that's JIS or Norton equivalent) to the BBW with slurry -> dilution -> coti with water. I probably could go straight to the coti with slurry and dilute, but I'd rather wear down my BBW and preserve my coti as much as possible since the coti is vintage and even new coti's are more expensive. Ultimately, you'll have to experiment and find what works best for you - there's more than one way to hone a razor...