Thread: finishing straight razors

Here it is:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ggestions.html

I haven't came across any to be honest

That's a great thread

Originally Posted by danielpalfrey

I haven't came across any to be honest

Can be difficult to use the search function but a few threads exist.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...e-restore.html

ok, I have been working on my razor tonight, Got that edge nice and straight on the 1k, then I used the 4k to remove the 1k and 8k to remove the 4, then stropped and just had a VERY nice comfortable shave with it as is. I have cleaned the blade and have given it 50 passes on the 12k and have a bit of a reflective surface but not a mirror, is a mirror finish possible on 12 k or should I use paste for a mirror finish? is a mirror finish even required or make any difference?

Do you want to please your skin or your eyes?
Make sure you do not create a wire edge when you are chasing the elusive mirror finish.

haha that answers my question then, mirror isnt really important. I finished on a 12k hone and got a very nice shave (My closest yet) with no iritation. Would there be an advantage to using chromium oxide after the 12k?

I've honed and rehoned all 4 of my razors on various finishers from B.hones to Welsh Slates, to the PHIG, to Arkansas stones and the Norton 8k. I've discovered I can get a close, clean, and comfortable shave from all of the above without paste. I might come back around to it later, but as of right now I've stopped using CrOx.

Ok, I figure that finishing with CRox is a matter of prefference so I have put some on order from the invisible edge, and ill give it a go. My shaves are so much sweeter than before now so if CRox can make it a little better then bonus but if not no harm no foul. The edge is getting more and more polished as I shave though. I have just Gave the dovo 20 laps on the 12k to refresh a very slightly dull edge and gave that a quick test and thats now performing like before (With a hazey mirror)

Checked both under the microscope and the cheap blade seems to hold its edge fairly well and as expected the dovo is just superb

For those who are interested the usb microscopes while helpfully are a pain compared to handheld or jewelersomething loupes