Originally Posted by
Danricgro
So correct me if Im wrong but as someone very new to honing I should forget about half strokes and work on mastering the X-stroke. I am using the Norton 220/1k, 4k/8k and a Naniwa 12k. On the few razors I have honed I test shave off the 8k and do not move on to the 12k till the shave is comfortable off the 8k. Any other advice is more than welcome.
P.S. I hoped to get a couple of responses on this thread and it has turned into a great discussion. Learning alot. Thanks men,