Help me understand "touch ups"
Had a razor that was still a bit sharp, lost some but didn't have the smoothness it once had. Still shaveable, but needed more effort.
I had one the other day I touched up on my C12K and CrOx strop and it was great. No problems. First time I've used CrOx and liked it in a very long time. Guess this metal, razor, etc. seemed to like it.
But... I had another razor I put on the C12k. Tests were fine afterwards on armhair. Did a shave and it was okay. Better than before but still not where it was when I got it. Only off by a little. If it was a 10 it was now a 7.
So, I said it needed a touch more. Took it to 8k. (probably where messed up??). Then 12K. Test...maybe an 8 now. Tried CrOx. Mehh... 7.5? Felt a little smoother but seemed to lose some sharpness to it a little. By this time I'm running out of limb hair. Took to C12K again, spent a little more time there then finished it off on the Escher or Thuringianarnaanan (whatever I have) in hopes of getting back that great smooth feeling it once had. It was originally honed on Jnat.
So, my question; what should I have done? What's a good way of knowing where to go back to which stone? Was 8k too far back? Should I have gone back to 1K or 4K? Or more time on 12k? Or am I asking to much to get near the smoothness of a jnat?
Just did my test shave and really lost a lot of sharpness and smoothness.