Thread: Honing Sketch

Sure, no one got specific with the paste on the strop, but it is a fair assumption to suggest that most people don't set bevels with a pasted strop and rather use paste on a strop for touch ups or finishing. CrOx is a fairly ubiquitous addition to a strop, so I chose that as the example.

I don't disagree that the theory is all there ready to go in terms of pasted strops and convex edges. In fact, it is surely certain that this will happen given a long enough time frame and regular enough stropping. I'm not sure what you mean by 'aggressive' stropping in this context - I think normal, frequent stropping over a long time-period would do it.

However, after Glen experimented and showed his results, I believe the time frame necessary for a convex edge to develop to a point where it significantly differs from a linear edge (and yes, there are, theoretically, ways to quantify linear and convex and whether you have deviated significantly from one or the other) would be greater than the time between rehonings, other things being equal.

In any event, it is not really an important consideration in the overall scheme. A lot of people have a hard enough time getting a bevel set properly without worrying about whether their edge will become convex on a pasted strop. But it is certainly fun talking about it.

James.

Originally Posted by unit

I am not sure I have ever said Chromium oxide in this thread....I could be wrong?

I have seen sources for strop compounds MUCH larger than CrOx. Many here talk of CBN, and even the popular StraightRazorDesigns site offers Diamond sprays up to 2 micron.

Regardless of how convex it is, convex is convex. That is all I am saying.

Additionally, YES it will take some time to get there (thus the term "aggressive stropping").

Mountain out of a mole hill? Perhaps, but the action of stropping on a loaded strop is working on the apex (otherwise why do we do it?) it is this apex that will see the greatest magnitude of convex (I suggest). What is the apex width, a micron or two? That 0.5 micron CrOx starts to seem a little bigger when we drop to this scale and contemplate.

Hey, perhaps I am totally full of beans? I am just thinking out loud (or in text). I sincerely appreciate the intelligent discussion. Again, I hope my tone is understood...I am here to learn