Thread: 1K pasted MDF Strop

OK gents, so I have now honed three razors from nothing up to s "shave ready" edge, and I am getting a better sense of these hones.

Right now, this is what I think...
The good:
When fresh, they cut fast and SMOOTH. The edges from the 1K and 3K on an even, undamaged bevel, are really good. I would be tempted to try shaving off a 3K edge.

The bad:
The lower grit, the 400, is no good for repairs. The grit rolls around, gets messy, and cuts unevenly--it gets caught in chips, rather than hone them out.

The 1k swarfs up FAST, and it is no good when it swarfs up. I had to recharge it with powder for each razor.

So while it was a fun experiment, I'm not sure I'll use them on all my razors. The diamond pastes are good...very good...but the 1K still loses out to my diamond plate. The 3K...hmmm...I'll keep playing with that one.