Thread: Felt Or Balsa For CrOx?

Each medium that the Pastes are applied to impart a different level of effectiveness..


I can only tell you what the history has been on SRP with razors

With Straight Razors there was never any issue with harsh edges from pastes until people started using Balsa as a test medium, and that was what it was first used as..

Several years back people started saying if you just want to try a paste, try it on a piece of Balsa before you commit an expensive strop to it.. That changed to using it exclusively, to people getting harsh edges..

Please do not take my word for this just look back in the archives and read it for yourself the progression is easy to find.. Also the "Convex the edge" guys started adding to the fire which just really should not happen unless you just don't understand stropping a razor.. Again don't take my word for it go read the archives..

IME I personally like a Leather bench strop for pasted use or the Hard felt, but try it all and decide for yourself...