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I just ordered a few nice things from Tony's web shop, one of them being a 3" wide paddle strop.:D
Now since they cannot ship diamond paste containers I am left with a choice to make and I need help.
I already bought 200/1000, 4000/8000 Nortons and a Chinese 12000 for honing practice.:p
Now in light of that with what grit diamond paste would be the best choice for finshing and doing some light touch ups?
Should I go for diamond paste or CrOx? and what kind of CrOx?
:):)
Have you had a look at Finishing Pastes - Straight Razor Place Wiki yet? Pastes will not necessarily add any value to your existing setup of hones.
Personally I have only shaved after using the Crox so I cannot give you any fair personal advice. However, I have not heard of anyone not being happy using the Crox to finish a blade. A lot of people feel the diamond paste is too harsh on most blades. I would tell you the Crox is a safer bet, but then again I am pretty new here! There is also a tutorial on pasting strops in the Wiki.
P.S. You can buy packets of Crox from Chris L in the classifieds for $4!!! I pasted a pretty big strop and still have a ton of it left.
I have .25 and .5 Diamond pastes, diamond spray, Boron Carbide paste and Chromium Oxide (spray and paste). While each razor seems to prefer slightly different treatment I think that if I had to choose one it would be chromium oxide. You can use it to freshen a razor that is not at it's peak, however, for that task alone the diamond may actually be superior. What I like about the CrOx is how it smooths out a harsh edge. I use it after a finishing hone or after a more agressive paste and have been pretty happy with the results. My setup is a flatbed hone with a bunch of different pads (various leather and hard felt) so I can use different pastes and sprays. :gl:
If you don't mind me asking, Where did you get the Chinese 12k. I've had trouble finding that, and a coticule.
If you have a local Woodcraft nearby, they have them. I think they run about $30.Quote:
Originally Posted by zib
Woodcraft for the Chinese 12K. Try Howard at the Perfect Edge or Ardennes Coticule for the coticule.Quote:
Originally Posted by zib
Ardennes has a beautiful natural coticule in the classifieds right now. I have been messing with the 1.0 diamond paste followed up with the chrom ox on a few razors. The paste really freshens up the edge and the crom ox seems to smooth it.
Thanks for all your imput so far. :)
I guess going 1.0 diamond and CrO paste on 2 sepperate paddle strops would be a win combination if I was to play around with pastes.
I guess I should first go for CrO and see how it works. :)
What are my options for getting CrO paste? I need a vendor that can ship internationaly.
One more thing, I noticed people saying less is more and tutorial teaches us that aswell but on Japanese Knife Sharpening it shows pretty hefty aplication of the paste. Is it different for knives?
I have done it both ways. I got some of the liquid crom ox from Hand American and before I read the tutorial I applied it to the magnetic felt on my corian base. I didn't have it caked up or anything like that but the whole felt is covered with a thin coat. Later I got a Live loom strop off of ebay and it was coated the same way.Quote:
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When I applied it to a 4 sided paddle I did the less is more method with the chrom and the diamond paste. Either way is working for me and I haven't had any problems with dulling blades as a result of the coating one way or the other. Short answer is the less is more works fine.
Ah thanks for your answer!
Anyone knows if I should get both the liquid and powdered CrO or only liquid?
What's better for what?