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10-24-2013, 12:25 AM #1Senior Member
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What's your approach to refreshing a pretty good edge?
So I'm going to hone the blade as it seems to be a bit (and just a bit) off from super sharp. I've got Naniwa water stones 1K, 5K, 8K, 12K. Less is more, presumably. Would you just use 12K or do a pyramid from 8K or 5K or ...?
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10-24-2013, 12:42 AM #2May your bone always be well buried
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Just the 12k and a good bit of stropping on linen and leather should see it back on par.
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10-24-2013, 01:17 AM #3Senior Member
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I'm jealous that's are great set of sharpening stones ya got there. I went back to diamond spray on felt the stripped with roughy leather finishing on English leather and the blade can alive again. I bet that 12K is awesome.
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10-24-2013, 01:21 AM #4Senior Member
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Have you tried some extra long stropping sessions ? If you go to the stones start at 12 and go very light. That 12 works fast so be deliberate with your laps and it shouldn't take too many. :<0)
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10-24-2013, 01:35 AM #5Senior Member
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60 strops is what I've been doing routinely. Not extra long, I suspect.
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10-24-2013, 02:04 AM #6Senior Member
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Have you tried CrOx stropping, then back on to you leather strop?
10-27-2013, 04:06 AM
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I'll do the CrOx first, when that doesn't do the job I use the coticule I have.
For a good refresh for me, coticule, then CrOx, then the white / grey pasted linen strop (you can use this everyday), then normal stropping, works great!!
10-28-2013, 08:31 AM
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12k, depending on the razor 10 to 20 laps (20 for harder steel). Then test. Don't go down in grit unless you HAVE to. If it still needs it after the 10 (or 20) laps, try another 10, test, and then if needed another 10. If that doesn't bring it back THEN go lower in grit and do a pyramid with the 8 and the 12.
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10-28-2013, 10:38 AM
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Whenever the crox on linen I use doesn't do it, I take it down to the 3k chosera and up. That's just me and it really takes no time. YMMV and not disagreeing with anyone here. Its what I do.
