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I have a 3" strop. Do I just go up and down, like normal, or do I do something else for a strok to get this curved edge?

My Cr-Ox is in a 2.5" webbed stop.

Test Shave! Gave it a try today....


I was able to do an entire shave! It pulled some on the first pass, and I had to do 3-4 strokes on each pass, but it did cut. ATG was harder than others, but...

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Moved up to 8K Norton with 4 layers, doing straight strokes initially, focused on toe, mid, heel, and then finished with some rolling strokes to try to blend the curve at the toe and heel. Took shots...

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As mentiioned before, I'm concerned about how sharp the blade feels. Will it improve at 8K, 12K,...?

I din't have a lot of time today, but I decided to start some work on the heel. I used the DMT and rounded the heel more. Then, I jointed the edge and use 4 layers of tape on the 4K Norton. I still...

Thanks. I'll keep working the heel. I'm just concerned that the edge just doesn't (subjectively) feel sharp, to the thumb and arm hair.

Sticking on 4K, and 4 layers, I did straight strokes. Before starting, I ran the curve of the heel along the edge of the hone to try to round that corner a tiny bit. I did strokes (one on each side)...

For grins, I decided to try to test shave the 4K as-is, to see how the blade is coming along. I did 10 strokes on webbed strop with Cr-Ox, 50 on cloth, and 100 on leather, before shaving. Well...
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Left side only, highest magnification toe, mid, heel...

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I did some more on the 1K yesterday, and then went to the 2K today, both with 4 layers of tape. The edge seems to be meeting (very end of heel the only exception?). I did see a few things. First,...

Here we go... dropped down to the 1K Norton, 4 layers of tape. Did straight strokes (sets of 10) on each region of the blade, and continued until visually, I could see the bevel get close to the...

Yeah, I was thinking of dropping to 1K with 4 layers, to get one bevel. I think I'd need to spend a lot of time on the 2K to get there. Photo 3 (of the first three showing the edge), is the heel.
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I didn't ink the whole bevel, unfortunately. I only inked the very edge and was seeing that none of that ink was removed. The second bevel (higher up) was more polished. When I added the fifth layer...

I started on the 2K with 4 layers, and did straight strokes, focusing on sections at a time of the blade. I checked with inking and it wasn't touching the edge at all, anywhere. There is the second...

I tried comparing to another blade I have (a Boker), but with a totally different grind, I'm not sure I can compare well. The Boker feels sharper, but is and extra hollow.

Should I give another...

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Today's status... using 1K Norton, 5 layers of tape. I did multiple strokes on each side and then the same with the other side. I focused first on toe, then middle and then heel. Then I did Just X...

Picture 3 shows the double bevel. I don't see it on the other side (picture 4) of toe. The heel looks pretty good from the sides, though there is only a 1/4" of curve there, and it is easier to keep...

AH, I had already honed tonight, before I saw your post Euclid440, but I think I'm heading in the same direction.

I decided to focus on the toe and heel. I dropped down to the 1K Norton (as it...

Ok, will give a shot at working just on the heel and toe. Any suggestion on the stroke to use? Straight perpendicular, heel leading or trailing?

Should I drop down to the 1k?

I didn't strop at all. Was expecting a harsh shave, but it wasn't. It's tough to photograph the edge near the toe, as the edge curves up at the end, and that whole bevel surface has a compound angle...

Yeah, my expectation was that it would be a harsh shave, but I found that there was no irritation, but it was not cutting hairs much at all.

Granted, it's been a year since I shave with this razor...

Wondering if I should, though. Was expecting a harsh, but reasonably cutting shave (granted, I've never tried shaving off a 2K or lower - always got up to at least 4K/8K). I'm concerned that I don't...