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Thanks a lot to all of you, I will see what will happen in the upcoming months and post my experiences :)

Treatment is optional on strops right?
Ever since I got used to stropping, I could feel the difference between unstropped and stropped blade, so without any treatment I get a desirable sharpness on...

In that case, I do not really have to use 120 grit just 1000 right?
From my limited experience 3000 grit is not rough enough to get the job done, I hope 1000 will do the job :)

Naniwa Combination Stone, CS-101/510, grit: 120/1000 | knivesandtools.co.uk

What do you think of this one? It's Naniwa so quality's gonna be fine, price is also reasonable.
Is 120 grit really...

My point was, can most people without some rare talent hone their Straight razors to at least be equivalent to a single blade on a cartridge razor?
I hope the answer is yes ;)

Thanks for the tip :)
I have some establishments around here that can help with that, planning to visit one in near future ;)

What exactly do you mean by treatment on a strop? You mean using a paste or something like that? In that case, I don't really use anything on it.

1) I have decided to add one more stone to my...

Can you direct me to some resource that explains the details of establishing bevel and alike?
My entire razor is perfectly free of dust at this point :)
But when it comes to honing, If I add 1000...

To be honest, even with equal pressure I was barely feeling that metal was being removed from my blade on 3000 grit, was it because it was too fine in comparison to 1000 grit?

I have several basic...

Thanks to all of you guys for replies, I have found them extremely helpful :)

I have decided to add one more combination stone to my arsenal,
So I am already having, 3000/10000, which NANIWA you...

Thanks for the tips, As I am living fairly close to Solingen, I am planning to have my razor honed by a pro and learn the act :)

I am also willing to get one more stone for honing, but would...

Hello everybody, I have started getting into straight razors around a year ago.
While I have started with making some cuts on my face over time they have decreased to practically nothing.
However I...