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If a blade was well maintained with a strop & a finisher, is it likely to ever get to that stage?

Yes, but what do *you*use all those stones for?

Having read through this thread and the ones suggested by gssixgun, there is one thing I'm still not clear on - and I think this is what I was trying to get at with my last question. I would've...

So what grit hone is required at that point? You said that you wanted to hone rather than just maintain your razors. Since maintenance was an option, at point do you hone and starting at what grit? ...

So at what point did you decide your razor(s) needed honing? And did you set a bevel? Or just sharpen etc?

So, if I had a pro honed razor that I kept well stropped and, as required, used a pasted surface or barber's hone, when might I ever want to go through the sharpening stage? Or would that only be...

Thanks for all the replies everyone. I think I have a much clearer idea of how everything fits together.

One final thing - I know a 10/12k is for finishing and a 1/3k is for bevel setting. Where...

Thanks for all that! Plenty to watch/read up on. So, in the very short term, don't worry about it. In the short to medium term, if all I want to do is maintain an edge, then just a 10 to 12k type...

Do the naniwas need lapping out of the box, and if so, presumably I would also need a lapping stone of some sort?

Confess that I do like the look of the Naniwa stones. Would I be right in thinking that one could start with the 12k for basic maintenance and learning?

That's funny - I was planning on watching that one later this evening :)

I'm actually thinking way ahead of myself here since I'm still very much a newbie and not yet ready for honing.

That said, I've been sucked into this hobby and, even though I might be a long way...