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I hold the hone in my right palm.

The razor start and the finger side of the hone and faces the base of my palm. I start the razor generally on the hone at the middle of the razor(though I...

Jimmy,

To clear it up, I used the BH as a finisher. I am currently using it to freshen up after shaves. I'll report back. Right now, I'm trying out all the newly honed razors finishing up with...

Right. Like typical honing using the circle method followed by X strokes. Right?

So, if I understand this correctly, this 1/2 up and back trip would look like a semi-circle, back 1/2(blade side not included in that semi-circle), then 2-3 x strokes, then check?

If that's the...

I don't see why no circles. It's a hone, ain't it?? Circles just seem so natural when palm honing.

The one I'm using is above 12K. I'm using it as a finisher/refresher.

Says it all.

How many circle motions on a traditionally sized hone would equal an X stroke?

I don't really need exact empirical data, but not wanting to overdo a blade on an aggressive hone, I...