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I don't understand this. Assuming that the razor already was properly honed, his doing some pyramid honing should not have significantly altered the bevel, so there is no need to "reset the bevel."...

Zib is correct that I am correct! Actually, I mean he is correct that a barber hone is all you need to maintain a razor indefinitely. Until last month, I had a rotation of 7 razors in a leather...

If it's green and it's on a strop, then hopefully it's chromium oxide. I'm not the expert on paste touch ups, since I don't do them, but I guess I'd suggest you try 10-15 laps, then strop normally,...

When it starts tugging, that's the time to go to pasted strops (not my preference but many use it) or a few strokes on a high grit hone. Dropping to the 4k was overkill. If you are new to this,...