Thread: Paddle Station-A Work In Progress

Turned out nice. The box for the razors is a nice addition. Keeps everything close.

Fantastic.

That is a nice idea and very nice craftsmanship. One question how is stropping on it? Does it come level so it is like stropping on a flat paddle or are you stropping up at an angle on it?

With the leather, I tend to strop uphill a bit, probably at about a 30 degree angle off of perpendicular. With the Cro-Ox and the diamond paste, it will level. Level is about shoulder high which allows me to eyeball the contact with the paddle and blade, making sure to keep the blade flat.

I'm thinking a second box will be called for about a foot above the first.

Very nice concept and well executed. I definitely dig the CDNN masking you used during the spraying process.

Very good design. The box is an excellent addition.

So here's the finished version. Additional box makes for a 3 week rotation of 18 razors. I think I'll call it a "RAD Control System and Paddle Station" If I have more razors than fit into the system, somethings got to go. It may or may not be effective as a psychological deterrent to endless Ebay browsing but at least I can say that I've made an effort. I'm already looking to cull the herd a bit but I'll post those in the appropriate forum.

There's a Homer Simpson aspect of this set-up. When I'm using the paddles, they are long enough that I can rest the ends on my belly and strop away until my arm gets tired. Dum-dee-dum-dum, stroping, stroping, stroping.

And for those afflicted with OCD, they are sorted by width, from a Bossing 4/8 to a W/B 6/8. There are a couple of bigger ones waiting to get fixed up.

Now with the 12K, I'm getting pretty smooth edges. With the cro-ox and the diamond paste I feel like I'm getting a very keen edge. So far, I'm pleased and feel like I'm making some progress in this hobby. Two pass shaves and no burns or weepers.
Onward.

I think you were very inventive. Our love of straight razor shaving drives us to keep the wheels turning to accomodate our
obsessions. : )