I've been using pasted strops to maintain my edge since I got started several years ago. My 5/8 Clauss I picked up from Lynn has finally gotten to the point where the pastes just won't bring it back, and my JR Torrey is in almost the same shape. So, I decided to try to hone it up.

I have a frictionite barber hone, boron carbide pasted strop & chromium oxide pasted strop.

I used the frictionite wet with a little lather, performing about 10-15 round trips. I then hit each of the pasted strops for about 25 round trips. The razor is sharp, but not shaving sharp and will not pass the HHT.


What do you guys recommend next? Hit the hone a little more? If so, how many laps?