Hello, My name is Tony. I live in S.California. I'm a Tech for NASA Jet Propulsion Labs. I'm a very part time bladesmith,in what spare time I have.
I just ordered a Iwasaki Japanese straight razor.
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wow newbie and you get one of the best?
I am still in the process of reading as much as I can on this subject.
I'm confuses about honing and stropping.
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everyone does don't worry about it
The leather is the strop most used?
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everytime before shave
Does it just get a conditioner on it?
If the blade needs a little more then just the leather, do you then use the linen strop?
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at first you sue linen then leather side
Does the linen strop get abrasive paste, and if so which type.
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you could put dovo wite paste it is your choose not must
I know a 16000 stone isn't removing much metal, but how often do you go to the finishing stone for touch up?
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when you feel your razor start to pulling
And what # stone should I have for honing.
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no striaght answer. you can have only barber hone and keep your blade shave ready forever. Or you could get HAD AND nothing will stop you buying stones
I have # 80 up to #6000 water stones but nothing over that.
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you will need a little more finer one. some people does shave after 1 k too.
These are questions I have after reading the info here. I know I'll have more questions, and I will post theme in the straight razor section in the future.
Can't wait for my new razor. Hope I don't cut my throat to bad.