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Newspaper !!
I've read posts suggesting that newspaper is a good material for stropping a razor. I haven't bought a hard copy of a newspaper in years as I read my news on the web. This morning my neighbor brought over a brand spanky new one. He said that he had accidentally grabbed two when he bought his. I thanked him and went inside and grabbed a fairly sharp razor and gave it 30 or 40 round trips. I went over to the hair brush and grabbed one of my super fine hairs and every millimeter of that blade was going through that hair like it wasn't even there. I am going to shave with it shortly. Newspaper is the cat's whiskers. :tu
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Newspaper really made me appreciate my full hollow razors. I don't use it much anymore but it's impressive stuff. Only caveats are it's only good for a few hundred laps then it needs to be replaced, and newspapers aren't long for this world.
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Put me in the newspaper fan category. I've incorporated it into most of my honing progressions for a long time now. I also like using it as a medium to rub a hint of dry chrome ox powder into. Zingo those edges can be fine!
Chris L
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Newspaper is also really good for polishing windshields after you wash 'em. Handy stuff.
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That's actually where I first heard of it.
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Newspaper and vinegar is an age old remedy for cleaning windows.
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so, i have been intrigued by this newspaper thing for a bit and i think i even tried it when i was really new and didn't have much success. but now that i have a routine and consistency, its time to throw a wrench into things :D
so at what point is the the newspaper best utilized at? is it a finisher? best after the CrOx?
also i have heard that some roll up the newspaper and some fold it a couple times and place it on a flat surface. which is better? i will probably try all different variations but some suggestions would be great.
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I'll often use newspaper as the last polishing medium prior to plain leather pre-shave stropping. So, newspaper will follow time on the Shapton 16k, Nakayama Asagi, etc. I use two cut squares wrapped tightly down and taped tightly around a large flat hone (usually my Chinese 12k) or a cut piece of polished marble floor tile.
Chris L
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Personally I wrap it around an old barber hone that I have. Works for me.
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I've tried stropping on newspaper once. I just wrapped a piece around my 8x2 coticule since it's flat and good sized. It was a good shave afterwards, but it's hard to say if it's from the newspaper....
More experimenting in the future is needed...