Quote Originally Posted by izlat View Post
Not that I want a Swaty in particular, just something good that won't require soaking for a few strokes... I have a Lithide and on a couple of razors it works great... not so well on many others, though
I keep a Swaty near where I shave. That way I can touch up a razor if I have to during a shave.

I refresh a razor with a Swaty (just a few quick swipes) whenever stropping doesn't restore sharpness. Doing that I can avoid real shoning indefinitely. I have a theory, but I can't prove it, that doing it my way or doing real honing occasionally are equivalent. You remove the same material, but one way it's in little bites and the other way it's in big ones. My way, I always have an optimally sharp edge and don't need to tolerate a compromised shave.