Thread: Rolls Razor Sharpness Issues, Plz Help

yes you can get a good edge with the rolls hone but i tell ya its going to take time figger on doing 1500 laps or more also when flipping the blade go very slow you should hear a ka ching 2 sounds the frist when the bail hits the stone and the when the blade slips thru the bail.i honed mine and now its shaving, but like i said it took many , many laps. you can pry the bail off and stick a chopstick into the large deep hole and the hone it like a straight razor on normal hones this is faster but the angle is not the same as the rolls sets it . i wanted to use it like it was made to be used so it was a whole lot of back and forth.if the back side of your new strop is smooth then paste the back side and then flip it over to strop on leather.
once you get her going shes easy to keep sharp and will give you a great shave i prefer my rolls to any DE razor i have used and find that only a straight razor will give me a better shave