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Thanks for the info shooter. Lucky for me a Hobby Lobby opened by my house this month. I will get some balsa and try other materials I have in my garage. Garage-tech is something I like.
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*UPDATE*!

In my ever continuing quest for straight razor nirvana, I have a low-cost strop alternative that I would like to share with everyone here.

Low-cost you say? How low can you go?

I...

I just acquired a Wade and Butcher wedge razor and man alive is it a nice shaver.

The W/B in horn trim on top of some VDH lather...

I took this WJ razor and laid it flat on the EP table with full intentions of sharpening it using the spine as the stone guide.
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I agree. Paper wheels are not ready for razors. I would not try them on a razor.

I intend to play with convex edges at a later time with paper wheels. However, this is not a knife forum and I will continue to use my EP to get the edges that work for me.

As for the...

It depends on what you think is practical. You can sharpen knives with the Edge Pro quite easily and be able to reproduce that edge over and over. I started on some old arkansas stones, moved to a...

Is this directed at me?

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My posts were meant to be informative as well as possibly entertaining.

First, the use of the built in angle guide on the razor is something that I will be using in the future as I continue my...

The way I am utilizing the Edge Pro would be equivalent to someone adding a layer of electrical tape to the spine. However the painters tape I am using is not as thick. I will be playing with using...

*UPDATE*

The angle cube... Where to start. This little box will make my sharpening take much longer than what it takes now. This is simply because of fine adjustments needed to get the...

It is time for another *UPDATE*!

While I wait for some strops that I ordered, I decided to make my own.

1. I made 6 aluminum blanks using 2 old IKEA racks. ...

How are they way off? I contacted the mfg and the verified the tape name to micron level.

Here is a chart showing a breakdown.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6276/gcrevd.png

Is the...

I just wanted to chat about technique offline. That is it. I did not want to clutter this thread with talk about reproducible angles, micro bevels, angle comfort, blade wear etc.

@ Zib-
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That was a Smith and Wesson Hatchet. I set the "shiny" bevel on it. I don't remember how long it took to complete that hatchet, but a best guess would be about 2 hours.

@ Bob-

The cliche...

Bob-

There was never a "problem". When I started this thread I stated the following:

I wanted to see if I could use the Edge Pro because I have invested time in money in this system with my...

Hirlau-

Is there something that I can clear up? I was hoping maybe I can elaborate on something that may be confusing.

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*UPDATE*

A lot of good things have happened since my last EP update. The 2 "changes" that stand out are the following:

1. Collar stop
2. Trailing edge strokes

The collar stop on the Edge...

*UPDATE*

After emailing Ben Dale and Jende Industries I had to go back an go through the tape progressions again because I was not using the tapes long enough to remove the scratches from the...

Forgot to reply to this. Here is a radius that I did using the Edge Pro.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e176/TGO-MDAI/Knives/8dde281e.jpg

That I think is a big smile :)

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The polishing tape names are not really the true grit in terms of stones. That was a confusing part for me when I got into the EP system. The breakdown is as follows:

2k tape = This...

Thanks for the input. I understand whole heartily that I am a n00b in this new adventure. When I first started sharpening knives, the learning curve did not stop me from moving on and enjoying that...

Thanks for pointing out the frown. I looked at the blade and then put it against the the counter top and sure enough there ws a small frown. I did a newb move when I got the razor. I did not check...

*Update*

After shaving with this razor, I was amazed how differently a real straight razor feels vs. a shavette. I enjoyed hearing the blade cut the whiskers. It was very satisfying. And yes, I...

EP table setup

Understanding that the razor is a very thin edge blade, I thought about how to set the EP up so that the razor did not get bent/distorted and came up with the plastic card shim. ...