Quote Originally Posted by Pendulum View Post
Taking the benefit of a pasted strop and putting it in a solid base eliminates the worry of the pasted strop approach convexing the edge for those that raise that concern.
Any hone does this. This is the difference between hones/sharpening stones/whetstones and pastes/lapping powder/rouge/grinding compound. This is simply the first hone that uses CrO. Nortons, Naniwas, Shaptons, Kings, etc etc are all simply bonded abrasive. The trick (not really a trick, lots and lots of intelligence, trial and error and engineering is involved) is to find the right mixture.

I think what these guys have done is absolutely genius, and wish I could do just this, but its not a new idea. Simply an application/genius twist on an old one. I'm not writing this to degrade these guys at all. What they have done is truly remarkable. I'm just saying you never HAD to use a strop. (Chinese 12k, Thuringens, Japanese naturals, some coticules, the Shapton 30k, debatably the Naniwa 12k)