Thread: Sharpening razor in Oz

Originally Posted by FXR

Hi
I have one of Tony Millers paddle strops and I have found it excellent.
Originally I purchased this because I regularly travel for work and I take my straights with me. However I recently had a custom 3" X 16" strop made by Bob Keys , to take on an a motor cycle holiday in India. This strop is the ducks guts and the price was very affordable. Bobs ID on the Yahoo SRP site is rojake32, I don't believe Bob is a member of this forum. PM me and I will give you all the contact details.

John

can i steal "The duck's guts"? It's easily the best saying I have heard in years

Well guys, I managed to have my first shave. Details on another post, but the honing and stropping worked fine (although I have redone it to make the blade even sharper).

I just followed all the instructions here. My stone is 3k/8k, so I started on the 3k, then to 8k. Tested on my nail. Not quite there so kept on going with the pyramid. Then did the HHT. Pulled a little, so kept on going only with the 8k. Started feeling good on the HHT, but then added lather to the stone and went even better. Stropped about 20X and then shaved.

Shave went ok, but not quite sharp enough. So went back to the stone, for a few very light runs on the 3k, then the rest on 8k. Feels even better now!

All I can say is keep the pressure light! It makes a huge difference!

Originally Posted by brooksy

Shave went ok, but not quite sharp enough. So went back to the stone, for a few very light runs on the 3k, then the rest on 8k. Feels even better now!

All I can say is keep the pressure light! It makes a huge difference!

That's exatly right. You almost have to conjure that edge into existence.

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