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03-25-2010, 12:06 AM #1
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Thanked: 124Can you maintain on pasted hard strop forever?
Some of you may recall an experiment I've been doing, maintaining my razors on a lapped oak strop pasted with chrome ox. (The theory being that I would avoid the gradual convexing of the edge that occurs when you paste compliant strops such as hanging leather or linen). It's been maybe a month now and I haven't touched a barber hone, nor is there any sign of the dreaded convexing. It seems that the green paste is more than just a smooth finisher, it's aggressive enough that I don't need the barber hone at all.
Can I keep going like this forever? Or is there some weird limitation to backhoning that will cause me to go back to the barber hone eventually?Last edited by Bruno; 03-25-2010 at 12:32 PM.