Been distracted honing a few razors up for a barber shop & testing them & troubleshooting a stone, so didn't get to do much experimenting this week (both razors still shaved well), but did shave today w/ the Berg after another experiment. I gave it 40 circles no pressure on the 4k to remove all previous finishing & then 20 x-strokes 8k. Wiped the stone damp & did a 3-2-1. Stropped & shaved. Felt very similar to lather afterward, but I think lather works the best so far on this razor. I'm going to try this exact same protocol (except for only 15 strokes 8k) on the Gunmetal & see how it compares.