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03-13-2011, 11:15 PM #1
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03-13-2011, 11:18 PM #2
No offense to the OP, but no one thought it was wierd that he perfected the honing technique, but not stropping.....? or did I miss something...Usually it's the other way around....How do you learn how to hone a razor, moreover, perfect it, but not know how to strop....?
+1 to Ryan82, I too keep a bit of slack when I strop. I don't pull mine taught, I find I get better contact leather to steel, and a better final result....Last edited by zib; 03-13-2011 at 11:25 PM.
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03-14-2011, 11:30 AM #3
Years of experience sharpening things made learning to sharpen razors easy. And I didn't say I perfected it, I said I was close to. I've never perfected anything. Lets be honest, honing is just laying a razor on a stone and moving it around until it's really sharp. If 1 technique isn't producing that edge, you try another until you find one that works. Is it that strange that I bought a few razors and didn't buy a leather strop?
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03-14-2011, 04:11 PM #4
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Thanked: 1371You are grossly oversimplifying honing. If it was that simple, there would never be questions about it posted here.
If you want your razors to work as well as they should, then you need a strop. I appreciate that you've sharpened lots of metal objects; please understand that razors are different... Your kitchen knives need to be sharp enough to cut whatever you want them to cut. Razors need to be sharp enough to pop hairs effortlessly, while gliding over the skin. A strop makes a big difference in that regard.
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03-15-2011, 11:00 PM #5
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Thanked: 13234The OP has decided that he no longer wants to post on SRP so I am locking these threads for lack of participation on his part...