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A barber hone could be placed in a very loose grit range (shooting from the hip here based on the the 20 or so I've owned) 5,000-8,000. Shapton labels its 30,000 grit glass stone at right around .5...

Depending on the grit of your paste.....No, the other way around. If the paste on your strop is very fine, say .5 micron, then you would want to strop a few passes (say 5 to start) when your edge...

I will give you a Pike brand Swaty for free if you just pay the cost of shipping. You can PM me for the details.

This barber hone is virtually perfect and has been lapped. I would not sell it...