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12-27-2008, 07:30 PM #1Senior Member
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I have a Norton 4K/8K and a pasted strop. Seems to work just fine for me...
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12-27-2008, 07:41 PM #2Senior Member
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Nice! I'm not gonna paste my strop, so would that effect the answer?
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12-27-2008, 07:49 PM #3Senior Member
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yes it will iif you are going to use 4/8k then you will need chro02 green paste .you don't have to ue on your only strop just make paddle strop from balsa.good luck
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12-27-2008, 07:51 PM #4Senior Member
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Thanks! that seems easy enough
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12-27-2008, 07:57 PM #5At this point in time...
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Ahhhhh the slight subtle difference of the two words Need & Want....
Do you Need more than an 8k Norton NO...
Will you Want more than an 8k Norton YES....
For most of us the allure of that perfectly smooth sharp edge effects our brain synapses some how and the quest begins for sharper and smoother
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12-27-2008, 08:04 PM #6what Dad calls me
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Originally Posted by gssixgun
Ahhhhh the slight subtle difference of the two words Need & Want....
Do you Need more than an 8k Norton NO...
Will you Want more than an 8k Norton YES....
For most of us the allure of that perfectly smooth sharp edge effects our brain synapses some how and the quest begins for sharper and smoother
Once again Glen nails it!
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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12-27-2008, 08:16 PM #7Senior Member
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You can shave right off an 8K norton. But, IMO, you need to finish the blade on a finer hone. Your face will thank you.
A cheap balsa wood strop with CrOx will also be a big help.
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12-27-2008, 07:57 PM #8Coticule researcher
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Throughout the history of SRP it's reported many times by many guys that the Norton 8K gives perspective to a decent "shaveready" edge. You can rest assured on that one.
Moreover, I personally believe that it's best to maximize your honing skills on a basic setup, before leaping into the exciting world of fine and finer hones.
Bart.
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12-28-2008, 05:25 AM #9Senior Member
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I have to agree with the above based on my experience. I got so many hones so quickly that it took a long time and a lot of razors before I began to get to really know any of them. I am still in the process of doing just that. It is fun though. Originally Posted by Bart
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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12-28-2008, 05:57 AM #10Senior Member
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Ok. So somebody always throws in that part about "...and some paste...". What if you don't want to deal with paste at all? What if you finished with something like a 16K and did a hundred or two passes on a regular strop. Is that going to give you the same edge without the paste?
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