Thread: TM Pasted 4-side paddle strop

I have one too and love it. Question. Right now I have a four sided with 1, .5, and .25 diamond pastes and one side chromium oxide. Does that makes sense and if so, should I finish with the .25 diamond or the chromium oxide? I've thought I should finish on the chromium oxide. Wondering if it would make more sense to change it to a 3, 1, .5 and chromium oxide. Thoughts?

Thanks!

Hmmm. I have the 3, 1, .5, and .25. I thought about getting it with chromium oxide since everyone recommends it, but I asked Tony to put what he suggested on there. I have to say, I am not disappointed at all.

Originally Posted by shaveshell

I have one too and love it. Question. Right now I have a four sided with 1, .5, and .25 diamond pastes and one side chromium oxide. Does that makes sense and if so, should I finish with the .25 diamond or the chromium oxide? I've thought I should finish on the chromium oxide. Wondering if it would make more sense to change it to a 3, 1, .5 and chromium oxide. Thoughts?

Thanks!

What you have seems like a pretty good selection of usable pastes. If you look at purely the grit/micron ratings it might seem like you have some overlap, but in practice the results from the chromium oxide and the diamond pastes are sufficiently different that you want both. Some razors ( as well as some faces), respond well to diamond pastes and some seem to prefer chromium oxide. What you finish with should be dictated by how the particular razor in question performs. In my personal experience, most of my razors seem to do their best with chromium after a few passes on .5 diamond. This is, of course totally anecdotal evidence and I can't prove a thing, other than this seems to be how I like it with my razors.

I also think that if you are using 3 micron paste you are probably in the range of a finishing hone and that might be more useful to just use a stone instead of a coarser paste.

Yeah, I only used the 3 micron once ... tapped the faucet lightly with the razor.

Many guys who choose the 3.0 micron either do not plan on owning a Norton and are trying to spread the time needed for a stone based honing or just want a quick refresh surface for a single razor without wetting a Norton and the related mess. Great if you just want a one razor touchup but if doing quite a few it is better to just get out the Norton.

I myself do not own a Norton and simply use pastes for nearly everything.

Tony

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Many guys who choose the 3.0 micron either do not plan on owning a Nirtion and are trying to sprad the time needed for a stone based honing or just want a quick refresh surface for a single razor without weting a Norton and the related mess. Great if you just want a one razor touchup but if doing quite a few it is beter tio just get out the Norton.

I myself do not own a Norton and simply use pastes for nearly everything.

Tony

Tony,

your pruf reeding is abaut as bid as mein. Hey, where can I get one of those Nirtions? I don't have a Nirtion yet and you have exited my HAD almost beond control.

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