Hi my name is Greg, and I just wanted to introduce my self. I recently picked up straight razor shaving by purchasing a changeable blade straight razor. I enjoyed a lot. Ever since I have purchased a 4000/8000 Norton water stone, two chipped razors and began restoring them. I have took out the cheeps by a butterknifing and polished the blades with a dremel. I have spent a lot of time on a lower grit stone, purchased from a local hardware store and then on a 600 grit sand paper following by 4000/8000. Now, the razor is sharp enough to cut hair of the hand but won’t pass the hanging hair test. I have ordered a 1000/6000 grit stone and gonna drop it down to a 1000 and work my way up to 8000.

-Just was wondering if it is the way to go about it?

-I have found a strop in my budget on Amazon, and need some one to advise me.
http://www.amazon.com/Fromm-300003-Razor-Strop-23/dp/B001DYM5TG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1269408592&sr=1-1[/URL][/URL]