Honing and strops for first timer in South Wales (UK)
Hello! I feel like I’m all dressed up with nowhere to go – I’ve got a straightedge, I’ve even got soap, shaving oil and a brush all be they cheap, but my straightedge couldn’t cut warm butter! It was leant to me by a friend who’s had it from new many decades ago and it seems like a beautiful number – Chris R. Johnson - Sheffield? he said he'd sharpened it for me but it hasn't passed any of the sharpness tests mentioned here :thinking:
So this question is for the welsh contingent of this great forum – where can I get a honing stone and strop in or around the Cardiff area of Wales? I studied as a cabinet maker when i left school so i’m pretty good at sharpening hand tools but I don’t have a lot of money to spend having been made redundant recently thanks to this fabulous ‘credit crunch’ those in power have steered us into but any help at all would be much appreciated.
P.S. fantastic forum everyone!! Everyone makes a fantastic contribution and you all seem so friendly. Thank you in advance for any advice :bow