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Don't be too sure about that. Look at the diamond pastes. Same medium but they have 1.0, .5, .25 and who knows what other particle sizes. However if one of our members has access to an MS lab and...

Rob, you are absolutely correct. In combination with Tony's strop dressing, I got some GREAT results with that abrasive on a leather bench-hone. My razors are reaching a new level of "sharp". I...

Good to know. Thanks MP. There will be at least 2 days between my last use and next use of the bench hone, as I am shave-testing the Filly and then the Eskiltuna, so that should do the trick.

Well I applied the abrasive with strop dressing. I had to use a bit more than I would have liked to create a relatively unique distribution. Tested it on the Tonsorial right after a touchup honing....

Would pure glycerin do the trick?

Thanks for the confirmation Randy

Thank you gentlemen... As for Dave/Jason/Sean, I hope you guys are taking note of this :D

Thanks. He was fairly tight-lipped about it when I was placing my order and offered to sell me his paste instead.
I'm not ordering the paste because 4 of us will pay less for a lifetime supply of...

So the general consensus is to use an oil-based carrier?

As I'm planning on sending out some of my stash to people who may not have strop dressing on hand, what other easily obtainable media would you guys suggest for them?

I got a small sample from Randy just to give it a shot. However I will be making a double sided pasted paddle strop in addition to this bench hone and giving away a couple of dime-bags od this stuff....

Thanks. I'll give it a shot when I finally have some time to do my honing. Got a LONG waiting list.

Damon, how much of each do you mix?

Great idea MP. I actually have a bottle of strop dressing from Tony but I've been using solidified mink oil instead b/c I hate the smell of the dressing. Any comments on this alternative or any...

I just got some and ordered some more chromium oxide 0.5mic abrasive powder from Hand American. Keith was helpful with shipping, but wouldn't reveal his trade secrets like what to use as a medium to...