Newspaper for smoothing edge..
As you all may recall, I recently posted that I've shaved with the first razor I've honed myself. I also noted that it was a little "rough," and the advice here was to stay away from the polishing stone for a few more shaves and let the roughness work itself out through stropping.
Well, this morning I stropped it about 150 times on a newspaper and then 50 on leather, and that really softened the edge up quite a bit. I was shocked at the difference it made! I still don't think I'd classify it as "wicked sharp," but it was an effortless shave that was very smooth with no irritation whatsoever. I'm definitely happy!
I know newspaper has been discussed here before, but I'd like to throw in one more vote for a cheap way of getting just a little bit more out of an edge.