After I have the razor honed up to the Naniwa 12K and it will shave well, I do the following steps to "smooth" out the razor as well as to add that last level of sharpness to the blade. I was interested in the thoughts of the more experienced honers on the board.

Basically, what I have found, is that while the 12K will give me a blade that will easily cut my beard, it isn't as easy on the skin as I would like. In searching through the archives I found a post by Bart that basically says that you can use a Coticule with water only to smooth a blade even if it was finished at a higher grit. I have been playing with the idea and here is what I have started doing. I tried it on a Sheffield TI, Le Grelot, Fili, and Bismark. Worked well for each.

20-30 passes on the Coticule with just water
60-80 passes on Leather
3-5 on CrOx
60-80 on Newspaper
60 on Leather

This gives a slightly sharper, but much smoother blade. Any alternatives or other ideas to refine the edge of a Naniwa 12K?