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The spell checker in my iPad changed stropping to "stripping" - annoying.

I have the norton 4k/8k and a 12k - waiting to get my 20k from Japan.

I too like to be self sufficient and I love this...

Hi Carl,

Thanks for the response. I did dive into sharpening my expensive razor without doing any research. I sharpen knives a lot and the dedicated belt sander that I use is the best way to do...

So after many hours of honing and learning by practice I finally got my thiers issard back to shave ready condition. Basically did the circle honing technique as discribed in Lynn's videos. The...

This is a great little unit to start with for knives - you can shave arm hair quite well with an 800->1000->3000->leather with diamond paste and it only takes minutes... I love a sharp knife!
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The 1 inch belt sander I have is a professional model made exclusively for sharpening knives - almost all high end kitchen knives are honed on 1 inch belt sanders. They even have a 1 inch leather...

There is some wear on the spine now obviously - I thought about taping but I heard most people don't unless there is gold plating... The edge is perfectly even on one side and slightly wider in the...

So after many passes over the 1000 and back to the 4000 I was able to get a usable edge. I didn't hit it on the belt sander for very long - only a few seconds - not one of my finer moments - glad to...

Hi all,

I'm new to straight razors - bought one from the art of shaving - forget the brand - some french company... long story short - I use a 1 inch belt sander to hone my kitchen knives to a...