Thread: paste hone equvilent

after honeing a dull razor on the 4/9 norton and going to the 1mic and 0.5 mic pasted wood paddle, what pyramid pattern would you use for the paddleand for that matter what pattern do you use on such a paddle to touch up your blades
mike

Originally Posted by mparker762

I've used pastes on leather and wood, and at least IME pasted leather is faster but pasted wood puts on a better edge. I've had a CrO2-on-leather paddle since I started, but didn't really feel the love for CrO2 until I put some on a wooden board as an experiment. I can refresh my blades with 5-7 laps on CrO2-on-leather or 20-25 laps on CrO2-on-wood, but the wood paddle seems to leave a sharper and stronger edge.

Originally Posted by grottolord

after honeing a dull razor on the 4/9 norton and going to the 1mic and 0.5 mic pasted wood paddle, what pyramid pattern would you use for the paddleand for that matter what pattern do you use on such a paddle to touch up your blades
mike

You do not need to use a pyramid by the time you get to a paddle strop. If you have been using an X pattern for honing then you can continue using the X pattern on the paddle strop.

really my question was, what is the progession from the nortons, freshly honed, to the paddle. is it the same as to refresh a blade, that is no longer shaveing fresh, after just stroping.
what would the Barber of Seville have to say about all this?!!!!!!!!
thanks mike