Thread: A reason for narrow hones and strops?

What I've done is make my paddles very slightly convex. For the razors that are a little off I can get them very close by using light pressure on the concave side with an X pattern on the convex side. Then I finish the job on the convex boron carbide paddle.

I suspect that you could do the same thing with the hones. Give them enough of a belly when you lap them that you can barely feel them rock on a flat surface, and that would probably be enough to handle most of the razors that are worth saving.

Last year I found a large bench strop in an antique shop. While wider than we are discussing here it too was convex. It was leather over felt with about an 1/8" crown. It was a factory made strop too. So maybe narrow abd crowned have soe advanatges.

Tony

You guys might find it interesting to do a search under Google patents with the key words "razor" "strop" and "convex."

Apparently a strop with a convex shape had some desireable property. If you read the description of the invention, you get some insight from the inventor as to why.


Scott

I think this is the design in mention, it's raison d'etre wel articulated in ll. 29-39.
Gets one thinking.

X

Originally Posted by honedright

You guys might find it interesting to do a search under Google patents with the key words "razor" "strop" and "convex."

Apparently a strop with a convex shape had some desireable property. If you read the description of the invention, you get some insight from the inventor as to why.


Scott

I have some hones and paddle strops that are convex. I have also used a tube wrapped in sandpaper with the same effect. What I had to watch out for was the amount of pressure I used. They work well but slower.

Very good thread guys!