Thread: CBN spray & Nano cloth

I saw this one a while back on chefknivestogo

I looked around for "nano-cloth". Doesn't seem to exist anywhere else.

Ill probably spring for it someday.

Originally Posted by mjsorkin

I saw this one a while back on chefknivestogo

I looked around for "nano-cloth". Doesn't seem to exist anywhere else.

This offer not available in stores

Hmmm... "nano-cloth"... sounds suspiciously like something from "Mork and Mindy"... maybe "Nanu-nanu cloth"?

Itryed it a thew times and i still preferd the shave of coticule .. i've had better shaves of cronium oxide

It is nice to someone that is enthusiastic! I have been using 0.1 micron CBN for, if I remember correctly, about a year and a half. That being said it is not for everyone but for me it has been my go to finisher for some time now and I will probably go with it for a long while. I love the edges that I get and they are the smoothest that I have yet experienced.


All that being said this is a IMHO take on the nano cloth on glass. The reason for the glass is that it offers a hard flat surface, which is good. In general a razor that is ready for CBN has been completely honed and ready for shaving. The more perfect the edge the better. I use CBN two different ways each part is quite different.

Firstly an option that I often use is to put CBN spray on my beautiful Japanese Natural Asagi finishing stone......heresy I know...... and use it as a slurry on the stone for about 10 to 20 feather light pressure laps. It would seem to me that this would approximate his usage of the cloth on the glass but is more wasteful since the CBN on the stone is gone once cleaned up. I say "approximate" because I am using a honing motion not a stropping motion and because of that I think the edge would be different. When I use this method I do about three razors to minimize waste. I have had the same bottle for a very long time, have given some away and still have a very large amount.

Secondly I use CBN on hard felt which is a very frugal way to use the spray. One application has lasted me over a year now. The impregnated felt is used with stropping motion. I often use it instead of using CBN on the stone but its main usage is that I use it like one would use a Barber's Hone. I keep it in my bathroom with my shaving gear and do touch ups. Works very well for me.

Sorry, turned into a long post. CBN is not for everyone but many like and live by CBN edges...... I am in that crowd.



Take Care,
Richard

Thanks all. Some slightly mixed views but in general seems to be a good product. Don't think I shall buy as it all adds up to quite a lot of money and I can not justify the cost at the moment.
Maybe some time in the future but for now shall stick to my welsh slate / crOx-balsa to finish.
Thanks again.

I'm in enagland nottingham acatuly, not far from coventry. it cost me a bomb from the states .If you want to try some just send me some felt or what ever you want and i will spray it for you. pop it back in the post see what you think .

cheers gary

I just purchased Lynn's Paddle Strop
I have three of Lynn's felt strops.

I would like to get several 3x12 inch Nano cloths for my Paddle Strop.

Chefknivestogo told me to email Ken Schwartz, but he has not responded to me.

Does anyone know how to contact him?

Thank You, judgebc