Thread: How long should it take to "fine tune" a new razor?

Originally Posted by 2Sharp

Hello Richard. I would replace the diamond pastes with CrO. The CrO is the same micron size as the .5 diamond paste and makes your edge much smoother. The .25 diamond is a hit or miss and again I think the CrO would be a better choice. Don't worry about doing 4 cycles. I have gone back more than that with several of my stubborn blades.

bj

Thanks, I will try that. The blade is coming along but taking longer than I thought it should.

Thanks,
Richard

Originally Posted by riooso

You read correctly. I am a cheap bastard and the 8EE is a leftover from my full pasted strop days. I substituted the 1.0 Shapton for the 1.0 paste on the paddle. I am trying to slowly go to stones. My next buy is probably going to be a 30K but I am trying to slide into this HAD thing.

Thanks,
Richard♦

On the Shapton USA website in regard to using their stones it says,"The most important concept when using the Shapton system is achieving consistency at a given grit level before moving up to the next finer stone. At the 2000 grit level, your tool should be perfectly shaped. It is ineffective to attempt to reshape your tool at any finer grit level. If you have built a good foundation at the coarse grit level, very little work will be required at the finer grit levels".

I would think about a 4K before I went for a 30K. I have to go back and hit the hones to try for a better edge after shave testing but I have a good foundation. I agree with the other posters that the jump from the 1K to the 8K is too big.