Thread: Progressive Honing Guide

Originally Posted by Soopercat

I am experimenting with a Spyderco UF and a Chinese 12k on separate razors, then stepping into .5 and .25 diamond pastes on a 4 sided paddle. I am only using the paste as part of the honing process. My hanging strops have no paste of any kind on them, just the paddle. The test shave just felt closer without using the hanging strop as a finisher than the razor I used after stropping with the hanging strop. I hope that makes sense... I will use PM to follow up as I don't want to take this fine thread into a granularity that may confuse anyone. uhh further

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I think we should keep the discussion here just in case anybody else is reading it now Again sorry for the slight posts please pull these when the thread goes to the honing sticky, like I'm sure it will
The edge right off the .25 probably felt slightly sharper, than off a leather strop, because it possibly was a little rougher, The leather aligns and smooths the edge so the "feeling" will be a little smoother, also much more comfortable for yer face.... Keep in mind though every edge and every face is a little different, so my theory has always been "if it works for you keep using it" another thing I just noticed is that in yer post it seems like we are talking about 2 different razors, which if that is the case, then all this is a moot point because even 2 razors of the same brand might feel slightly different when you shave....