Quote Originally Posted by coully

am I getting this right now Prof....after the 8K and Coticule / Escher you go to a 0.5 micron pasted strop?
Im still honing like crazy and finding the best ways to get a great edge so if this is the case then I might try it, if not let me know the correct combo you use..

Many thanks, simon
You got it...others may have a very different approach. Assuming the razor bevel is in good shape and I've determined its sharp enought to come off of the 4K or 4K/8K pyramid, then it's an 8K/Coticule pyramid (typically 3 sets of 3/10) then on to the 0.5 micron pasted strop. After that it's time for a test shave. The Coticule and Escher are (in my experience) interchangable...very similar results).

BTW, I've recently purchased 0.5 and 0.25 diamond paste and am making a 2 sided balsa paddle. I'll then decide whether I will stick with my Chromium oxide pasted strop (0.5 micron) or switch to the diamond pastes...or maybe keep both .

Just another data point,
Ed