Thread: Crox on paper

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Stropping paste acquisition disorder

Haha, ohh, yes but there is a reason for that.

As I deal with jewellery too, I sometimes need to copy the surface texture of one lost in a pair of earrings and then it's good to have lots of stuff to choose from.

I also like to use them for their intended use, like the old Le Grelot paste on my Le Grelots, it's fun to shave with an "original" edge.

Originally Posted by griff199

Paper laid atop the Norton gave me a guaranteed flat surface, more like a higher grit hone. It was my thought anyway, and it worked well. Moreover, the cost to try it was trivial in terms of material and time.

Sounds like a good approach to me.
I've used CrO on many various strops but never on paper.
I liked the idea.

Oak tag and mineral oil. It's magical.

Originally Posted by Lemur

It will also color everything green, including waffles!

I've got some 15 - 20 old stop pastes I will test some day, paper will be good for that.

Lemur, buy a sheet of cheap foam core poster board from a dollar store. Not the good board with the shiny smooth paper.

The cheap one has a construction paper finish and cost a dollar for a 30 by 24 inch sheet. The heavy construction paper finish holds the paste very well.

Cut it into 12 in strips with a razor knife then 3 in strips with a paper cutter, or use the knife and straight edge.

Bingo, instant foam core paper strops, work better than balsa and cost pennies per strop and they last quite long.

Paint you paste in 3 in X’s and strop away. The other benefit is you are only testing the paste not the silica in balsa.

Just did the same thing with a bunch of Kramer pigments.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Lemur, buy a sheet of cheap foam core poster board from a dollar store. Not the good board with the shiny smooth paper.

The cheap one has a construction paper finish and cost a dollar for a 30 by 24 inch sheet. The heavy construction paper finish holds the paste very well.

Cut it into 12 in strips with a razor knife then 3 in strips with a paper cutter, or use the knife and straight edge.

Bingo, instant foam core paper strops, work better than balsa and cost pennies per strop and they last quite long.

Paint you paste in 3 in X’s and strop away. The other benefit is you are only testing the paste not the silica in balsa.

Just did the same thing with a bunch of Kramer pigments.

There is silica in balsa? I just did a Google on it can cannot find anything. I found mention in Walnut and Red Turpentine wood.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Lemur, buy a sheet of cheap foam core poster board from a dollar store. Not the good board with the shiny smooth paper.

The cheap one has a construction paper finish and cost a dollar for a 30 by 24 inch sheet. The heavy construction paper finish holds the paste very well.

Cut it into 12 in strips with a razor knife then 3 in strips with a paper cutter, or use the knife and straight edge.

Bingo, instant foam core paper strops, work better than balsa and cost pennies per strop and they last quite long.

Paint you paste in 3 in X’s and strop away. The other benefit is you are only testing the paste not the silica in balsa.

Just did the same thing with a bunch of Kramer pigments.

I don't know if I can get that in Sweden but I got other paper things that work, thanks for the tip anyway.