Do I need anything thicker than 1/8 for a satisfactory bench hone setup?
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Do I need anything thicker than 1/8 for a satisfactory bench hone setup?
I can't see how the razor would know how thick the felt is on a bench hone. I'm sure it's been tried, so maybe someone will chime in. (For a hanging strop it would matter because thin stuff would stretch and deform.)
I donīt think you will have any problems with your felt.
Mine is very thin, too.
And I have to say, my 60.000 Diamond puts an awesome edge on razors,
wich it prevoiusly on leather did not
remember, put just a little bit of paste on the felt.
You donīt want to put layers on it...
my 60k diamond is 2% and still I had to put on just very little