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Actually, the setup you've described is better for edge repair. If all you want to do is maintain a shave ready blade the minimum would be either a barbers hone, high grit finisher or pasted meduim....

That's exactly the problem. Good stretching is integral to a great SR shave. For a WTG (with the grain) pass you stretch in the opposite direction you are shaving; likewise, when going ATG (against...

Pure badger is the lowest end badger hair, though it's softer than boar bristle or synthetic brushes. That's not to say pure badger makes a bad brush, not at all. Generally, the better the badger...