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Nonsense, a japanese razor needs stropping the same as any other razor. My TI damascus has steel probably harder than the iwasaki and stropping still helps. Your not looking to sharpen the thing just...

3 strokes on the concave side to 2 strokes on the convex side. The secret is knowing how much pressure to apply as you hone. Only experience can guide you there. However you really do need to press...

The recommended stone for the Tosuke is the 12K Kitayama using the recommended ratio and using downward pressure on the razor. For the Iwasaki I find a diamond pasted strop seems to work fastest and...