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Finer polished edges are when you go from 8k to say 12k to 30k or use very fine pastes.

After a fresh hone I always go to the leather first to not stress the edge and if it feels ok after doing...

Finer polished edges are when you go from 8k to say 12k to 30k or use very fine pastes.

After a fresh hone I always go to the leather first to not stress the edge and if it feels ok after doing...

Hope that helps in some small way

PuFF

You should not need to use a pasted strop straight after honing. If you do then perhaps you need to evaluate your honing first. Pastes help to maintain an already sharp razor or bring a dulling razor...