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You know, while i have and love the Norton 4/8, I would start out with exactly what I started out with 4 years ago.
Naniwa.
I went with 2-5-8-12, but I'm pretty sure a 3/8/12K progression would...

A lot of people woud say that the top dog amongst barber hones is the Norton razor hone.
I haven't tried them all, so I really couldn't tell.
Out of the ones I have tried though, and that includes...

Yeah, I've even seen it referenced as a 'half-stroke'
Never made sense to me.
Half a lap, sure, but half-stroke?? :argue:

Your barber hone(s) must be of a vastly different breed than mine.
Either that, or defective.

The ones I have will restore a dulling edge in 5-10 laps most of the time, and never more than 15.
I...