I was told by someone who hones professionally that you should always finish on CrOx. At the time, which was early on in my honing experience, I was very confused. Here was my thought process, If you take a razor and bring it up through the grits, finish on a Naniwa 12k and then hit it with 10 passes on CrOx. Now take an identical razor, bring it up through the grits and finish it on that Escher you paid $700 for, then do the same and hit the CrOx with 10 passes..... Now don't you have the same edge on both razors????? What's the point in even having the Escher????

In my mind, the only time CrOx needs to be used is in conjunction with a synthetic hone, or for a guy trying to bring back an edge that has been slightly dulled.

Stropping on CrOx after a natural stone defeats the purpose of even having a natural stone. At least in my mind...... JMO of course.

Eh guys? Eh guys watcha think?