Thread: Diamond Spray Then Crox?

Exactly. Rolodave.

The other day I had a razor in for re-honing, that I had honed for a new shaver, a beautiful French tipped, D. Peres, Barrel Brand. It had a small chip near the tip, from where he had tapped it on the faucet.

Looking at the edge, there were several areas that were dull, reflecting light under the loupe. It looked like he had lifted the spine while stropping.
40 laps on .50 diamond, 2 sets of 20 brought the edge right back, no reflections, except for the chip.

I shaved with the razor avoiding the chip, and it shaved fine. I did re hone it to remove the chip, it was an experiment to see if diamond would bring the edge back and it did, easily.

I use Diamond on a hanging paper fabric strop, similar to Tyvex.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Exactly. Rolodave.

The other day I had a razor in for re-honing, that I had honed for a new shaver, a beautiful French tipped, D. Peres, Barrel Brand. It had a small chip near the tip, from where he had tapped it on the faucet.

Looking at the edge, there were several areas that were dull, reflecting light under the loupe. It looked like he had lifted the spine while stropping.
40 laps on .50 diamond, 2 sets of 20 brought the edge right back, no reflections, except for the chip.

I shaved with the razor avoiding the chip, and it shaved fine. I did re hone it to remove the chip, it was an experiment to see if diamond would bring the edge back and it did, easily.

I use Diamond on a hanging paper fabric strop, similar to Tyvex.

What a graceful looking razor, thanks for sharing.

I've had great results with .5 Dia on felt (6-8 laps) followed by 6-8 Crox.

Your comments about the change to the bevel are also familiar.
I noticed that with the short touch up you could quickly see the "flash" of the now bright bevel.

Smooth shaving...

There is a video here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

that at about the 3-4 minute point discusses sprays and crayons for those media, and strop materials that they work with. I use the on 2 different pieces of the felt of the SRD modular paddle strop for light refreshing...diamond first and then CrOx. As others have said IMO CrOx creates a smoother edge than diamond, which can be harsh. I then use canvas and leather before shaving. Just like the feel on my face of a razor touched up that way.