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05-20-2016, 11:16 PM #11
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Thanked: 481Haha, "Snob Rocks." Amusing way to put it. I don't have any of those either, unless maybe my Norton 1K, 4K, and 8K hones count? All my other hones are naturals, and I don't think I've spent more than 30 to 35 bucks (including shipping) on any one of them.
Well, it seems to me between your hones and pastes you should* have the tools necessary to put as good an edge on your razors as a DE. This is assuming of course, that your hones are at/near the 8-10K level. And there is a purpose to vinyl without paste. Straightens the edge if it somehow forms a little wave and it abrades away any filings left over from the hone. It also has an effect on the edge, but you're not going to see it without a scanning electron microscope.
Here's a neat little resource that gets shared from time to time where the author has done just that:
https://scienceofsharp.wordpress.com...-stropping-do/
If you haven't seen it, the site really helps you get an idea what's going on at the smallest level possible.