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Stropping, Hones and general razor care. I have found it extremely relaxing to strop my razor, I have to stop myself from doing it too much (you can over do it, right?). Not to mention the satisfaction of seeing a imperfection in the blade, and fixing...
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For the occasional edge maintenance I would....
Baby oil is the most effectual for the money.
Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Reddit! No, you really cannot over strop Twitter Reddit! Strop all you wish,no harm done.
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Sharpening Convexes with Flat Hones I shall try here to explain my method of sharpening a full convex blade with flat hones. I do not claim that it is the only way, the most effective, or even the 'correct' way, to do this, but it is the method I use ...
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The time....
I would like to ask you how long on average it takes you to hone a blade using the technique you on it
Nightfly..
The worse the blade is, the coarser the hone I start with in order to shift some this Ian.
Then the strop.
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Okj dumb question #3. when i watch the pro swiss carvers i am struck with the idea they have lots of gouges, all very sharp. I cant fathom the idea this guy comes to work everyday and spends a hour or two stropping all those gouges. If he is a professional...
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She did not strop her tools during....
I can touch up all.
My guess would be a buffing wheel or system I'm guessing a power strop also! I use a home-made version of a Burke sharpener and it takes about 15 seconds to strop a knife or gouge.
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Hey folks - I ran a quick search on this and didn't find anything so I apologize if this has been touched on before.
The question stands but first let me raise something here; I've always used rough side up on my leather strop as I thought it took the...
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Then flip over to the smooth side (without any rouge... .
Apply the rouge to the rough side and do your initial stropping on that.
Attach one side with the rough side up and the other with the smooth side up .
One on either side of the strop).
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Quote: : Hey folks - I ran a quick search on this and didn't find anything so I apologize if this has been touched on before.
The question stands but first let me raise something here; I've always used rough side up on my leather strop as I thought it...
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Laying the loose leather strop on top of my Butz.
My Butz strop is suede and well loaded with White Gold and I also use another and finish on the smooth side which is just oiled.
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What hone to start with I want to start keeping my razors in shave ready shape. What hone should I buy first ?
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A good barber hone, like a swaty or an anchor or 1 of many brands made back with chromium oxide on balsa....
When the razor needs a touch up, do a few light strokes strop and if everything strop is essential.
Or a barber's hone.
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I've not noticed a post on here so if these have been discussed previously please forgive me.
Recently I made a few skeptical comments on SRP about the provenance of some welsh slate hones being sold on ebay by a chap known as AJ (the Tri Hone Set). That...
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A huge stink I started calling mine WHIG's (Welsh Hone of Indeterminate Grit)
So I have a Grey WHIG.
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Does anyone have any experience with honing these? I've been restoring a John Creswick (Sheffield) Notched Blade and I just can't seem to get the thing shaving sharp As far as I can see I've an even bevel on both sides but when I touch the edge of the...
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A wire....
Could you have before I hone a razor I always draw the edge across a glass lightly, I think that would knock off, but what it is, I do not know.
I have over honed, a few strop type strokes fixed it and I was able to move up.
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Got my first strop today and have a few questions....
Hi guys I received my first strop today a Stropman HD compact and its pretty sweet.
I have never used a real strop before only a belt. This afternoon I stropped a few knives and created a good bit...
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Edit to 2 microns in size....
stropping do you run the knife on the strop right on the bevel as you would if you were freehand or a 'leather hone' hard-backed strop), the same principles apply, with regard to angle & pressure.
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Do you put paste on your strop? I just got my first strop today and i was wondering if i should put paste on it. ive heard that you should keep your everyday strop without paste and another strop with paste on it. Is this right or should i do something...
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Just give it a wipe down with your palm before you strop and it should....
If your hanging strop is two-sided, you could use one for the paste, the other for the leatherI wouldn't use any paste on your every day strop.
stropping.
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