Thread: advice ...green paste /belgian cocticule

hello friend..... i don't want to spend other money for another strop with green paste....

could i use to refresh my blade some lap in the belgian?? (or i wil pick up a swaty on ebay for 20$)

thanks

If your coticule is in a good shape you could use it to refresh your blades. With that being said, mine was crappy but I got amazing edges from chromium oxide 0.5 micron abrasive powder mixed with strop dressing. About 25c worth was enough to give that final finish to 10 blades and there's still more than enough to refresh these edges for at least a year (by my free estimate). So far I've only tested 3 but they all gave me great ultra-close and very comfortable shaves.

Works for my belgian. I use it for refreshing all the time.

i have tried to pass the razor without wet the stone(belgian) for check the balance...i have applied no pressure....

i have damaged the blade?

Probably not.

Here's what I do:

1) get a small plate of water, your stone, some waterproof sandpaper and a piece of cloth to put the stone on.
2) dip the stone into the water
3) put the stone on the cloth yellow/white side up
4) Sand the stone quickly with the sandpaper
5) add a few extra drops of water to the grayish slurry that's now on top of the stone.
6) Pull the razor, sharp towards the sharp en lying flat on the stone up and down in an X pattern flipping it over everytime.
7) Make sure to put on quite a bit of pressure at first
8) lessen the pressure slowly while honing
Add water whenever the stone starts to get dry

Finish up with 60 times up and down on the linen and 60 or more times up and down on the leather.

now the amount of time you have to pull the blade up and down varies with each razor. But I do around 60 laps usually at least.

thanks....could you explain me the sensation (when i shave) of the overhoned blade and the not properly sharp blade???

If the blade is not sharp enough it will pull or tug at your whiskers.
If the blade is overhoned it will feel scratchy and harsh on your skin and will skip over some whiskers.