Thread: Was it the Chromium Oxide?

ok I touched up another razor, a Boker Edelweiss. I did 10 laps on a 8k Naniwa (it's the second time i've ever used it, felt "sticky") and tested it. The results weren't good so I did 10 more laps. I tested it again and it was cutting leg hair at med length. Moved to the Naniwa 10k for 10 laps. Then moved to the Naniwa 12k for 15 laps. It was cutting leg hair med length ok. I then skipped the CrO and tried out my brand new Tony Miller 2.5" Heirloom Artisan English Bridle. 50 laps on the Linen (first time I've ever used linen) and 100 laps on the leather. It was cutting my leg hair at med length like crazy .

I know it's only a touch up but I feel good. I think the stropping did make a difference and I want to see for myself how the razor shaves without Cro vs with it. So tomorrow I'll test shave both razors.

Originally Posted by rcavazos1922

ok I touched up another razor, a Boker Edelweiss. I did 10 laps on a 8k Naniwa (it's the second time i've ever used it, felt "sticky") and tested it. The results weren't good so I did 10 more laps. I tested it again and it was cutting leg hair at med length. Moved to the Naniwa 10k for 10 laps. Then moved to the Naniwa 12k for 15 laps. It was cutting leg hair med length ok. I then skipped the CrO and tried out my brand new Tony Miller 2.5" Heirloom Artisan English Bridle. 50 laps on the Linen (first time I've ever used linen) and 100 laps on the leather. It was cutting my leg hair at med length like crazy .

I know it's only a touch up but I feel good. I think the stropping did make a difference and I want to see for myself how the razor shaves without Cro vs with it. So tomorrow I'll test shave both razors.

thats agood idea . I'd leave crox out and concentrate on maxing hones. see what your naniwas are capable of.. then chuck crox in see if you get any improvemant... i've shaved of 10k naniwa and it was nice and smooth very sharp edge of 10k.

FWIW, I have a hard time getting any razors I hone to cut hair (arm or leg) at any length until after I've stropped them on both linen and leather.

Well, I tried to say this in my prior post but it seems I need to say it better. Here goes......

There is no point to move from an 8K hone to a finer one if the edge does not pass your sharpness tests. Your just wasting your time. At this stage a person needs to realize that they have not performed enough laps on the coarser hones, the 4k-6K-8K, and those are the grits they need to revisit to improve the edge, not the finer hones. It is a common mistake for newbies to make.
Yes, you can take a substandard edge and make it shave by excessive stropping but the edge will not last long. Neither the strop not fine grit hones are a substitute for proper honing.
lastly, you can achieve a very good shaving edge from a 8K Norton. Read the JaNorton thread...
http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...on-2012-a.html
Go back to the 4K & 6K to obtain a far better edge.