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08-11-2017, 02:57 PM #1
I don't count strokes, and I don't really think about which strop I'll use. After finishing I use one of the two strops I have and stop until I feel like that's enough.
Strops are, SRD Latigo and a vintage Suntorbach with linen. No pastes just linen and leather.Nothing is fool proof, to a sufficiently talented fool...
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08-11-2017, 03:04 PM #2
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Thanked: 3795Coming off the hone, my first step is to carefully wipe the blade. This is followed by 50 strokes on a lightly oiled newspaper strop. This helps to remove any remaining grit, steel, or edge foil in order to prevent their transfer to my leather strop.
I have one strop dedicated to being the post honing strop. It is cleaned far more frequently than any of my other strops.
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08-11-2017, 03:49 PM #3
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Thanked: 3222I finish on a Naniwa 12K, then do 20 laps on a Crox sprayed strop felt hanging strop, wipe blade, doe 40 laps on English linen and 80-100 laps on a Shell strop. Don't use any other hones than Naniwas so this my only post honing routine. Not broke don't fix.
BobLife is a terminal illness in the end
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08-11-2017, 03:58 PM #4
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Thanked: 481They get a quick wipe, typically with TP to get water off the blade. Then the same as routine daily stropping. 25 linen, 50 leather. Maybe a few extra if I lose count.
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08-11-2017, 04:19 PM #5
I had this discussion with Neil (God rest my friend!) more than a few times, and I am a fan of what he called progressive stropping. On a freshly honed blade I will strop 50 or so on linen and then 300-400 laps on a series of strops from heavy draw, to elegant, and then to very slick and fast draw finishing on a Horween Cordovan.
May seem excessive to many, but it works for me....Lupus Cohors - Appellant Mors !
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08-11-2017, 04:34 PM #6
I've been doing 3 finishing stones regularly and strop a little differently for each.
Naniwa 12k to diamond spray on my SRD webbing. Then 60 laps linen then at least 100 laps on leather.
Thuringian, no paste, 80 laps linen then at least 120 leather.
Coticulr, no paste, at least 100 laps on line and at least 150 leather.
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08-13-2017, 04:07 AM #7
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08-13-2017, 04:31 AM #8
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Thanked: 4Off my Naniwa 12k, it's a leather paddle with 50k diamond, paddle with 100k diamond, maybe 10-30 laps each, then just a few on CrOx loaded felt before my normal SRD leather strop.
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08-13-2017, 11:25 AM #9
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08-11-2017, 07:34 PM #10