For a while I tried skipping the Cr02 to see if I could live without it, and I found two things: (1) I really like that silky polished edge, (2) my barbed wire beard forces me to touch-up often enough that touching-up on a hone gives me an over-honed edge. (Doing 3-pass shaves is probably accelerating the wear on my edge as well). If I have to, I can go a week without a touch-up, but I really prefer touching up every 3rd shave.
Interesting. I can't wait to see what everybody else here is doing.
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