Thread: OK got my str8...

ok got my str8 on it's way with extra pre-honed option from http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...oductid=693:nj
now i need to get a decent but not expensive strop... suggestions?
also have me a brush (walmart)
and shave soap (walmart)
and will need a decent Norton 4000/8000 stone .... suggestions?

Get a strop from Tony:

www.thewellshavedgentleman.com

Get a pasted paddle to keep your razor sharp, and then get a practice razor and the Norton combo, that way you won't mess up your shaving razor when you learn to hone.

As was mentioned, the strop from Tony Miller
at The Well Shaved Gentleman. The starter strop
is only $30.00. As for the Norton 4k/8k you
could go to www.theperfectedge.com. I think
you'll find that price to be the lowest and the
owner is a member here.

John

Originally Posted by bjorn

Get a pasted paddle to keep your razor sharp, and then get a practice razor and the Norton combo, that way you won't mess up your shaving razor when you learn to hone.

You can keep razors sharp for a long, long time with a pasted strop. Easy (its the same stropping routine) and cost-effective. I use a plain piece of leather with a strip of electrical tape in the middle to provide separation between the two halves. One half has boron carbide, the other has chromium oxide. Lots of guys use diamond abrasives, with 1.0, 0.5 & 0.25 being the most common.