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[QUOTE=cudarunner;1696468]Thanks my friend, it did come out nice. I went ahead and gave the blade a quick pass on the CrOx on my buffer and man did it come out even nicer. The original finishing grinding lines are just outstanding/hell the old bevel just popped out and shone like crazy. (I've tried to take pics but can't get what I want to share).

This is probably the easiest razor I've ever set a bevel on and in hindsight I should have just started on the 4K with slurry as I'm sure it still would have gone well.

The only thing that I'd do different is that I used two layers of the 3M 700 tape and could have easily gone with only one as the bevel is so small it's ridiculous

IIRC I used 2 layers of tape on my big un. Got same results nice tiny bevel all across great work either way



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Originally Posted by cmsessa

WOW. Amazing work! Congrats!

Newbie questions:

1) Neatsfoot Oil soaking => The scales only or the whole thing? You didn't unpin it, right?
2) CrOx is a buffer?

CrOk one side if your faberic strop and run a few laps
Neatsfoof scales only ...unless you really want to spent time getting it off the razor

Originally Posted by whoever

CrOk one side if your fabetic strop and run a few laps
Neatsfoof scales only ...unless you really want to spent time getting it off the razor

Too Funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I Had To Look And See If Stubby Fingers Typed This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty

Originally Posted by Addison

Too Funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I Had To Look And See If Stubby Fingers Typed This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty

Well cellphone keyboard ..soo domething was stubby

Originally Posted by whoever

CrOk one side if your faberic strop and run a few laps
Neatsfoof scales only ...unless you really want to spent time getting it off the razor

Not quite! The Croxs Cudarunner is talking about is a compound applied to a buffing wheel to clean up the razor, not the type that you use on a strop. Furthermore there is no reason to not soak the entire razor in Neatsfoot
oil to refresh the horn, no harm to the blade whatsoever, and clean up is a breeze done it many times.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Not quite! The Croxs Cudarunner is talking about is a compound applied to a buffing wheel to clean up the razor, not the type that you use on a strop. Furthermore there is no reason to not soak the entire razor in Neatsfoot
oil to refresh the horn, no harm to the blade whatsoever, and clean up is a breeze done it many times.

Thanks for the heads up, I remember nestsfoot being a little harder to clean up. Maybe it was off the countertop
I saw 'newbie question' and assumed stropping.

Originally Posted by cmsessa

WOW. Amazing work! Congrats!

Newbie questions:

1) Neatsfoot Oil soaking => The scales only or the whole thing? You didn't unpin it, right?
2) CrOx is a buffer?

First and Foremost We are ALL Newbies, as we are All learning something new. Well hopefully we are

On your first question. The Neatsfoot Oil Soak can be done with the scales on or just scales alone. Since this razor was in such nice shape (for being about 160 years old/Thanks again Martin) and I didn't want to run the risk of ruining the original bee hive washers I just put the whole razor in the Neatsfoot.

With that said, I'd probably have soaked the entire razor in the Neatsfoot if I was going to unpin it anyway as the oil should soften the scales a bit and that would help to keep the horn from breaking during the unpinning. At least that's my theory.

As to your second question; the CrOx is a 'Polish' that was used on a buffer. This is what I use/it's made in France so the directions are in French:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

However there are various degrees of refinement. There are some really fine grades out there that can be used on a strop making it a 'pasted strop'. I have one but only use it for certain people when I hone for them.

Originally Posted by whoever

Thanks for the heads up, I remember nestsfoot being a little harder to clean up. Maybe it was off the countertop
I saw 'newbie question' and assumed stropping.

That's possible, some neatsfoot oil contains some chemical as well, you want to use 100 percent pure Neatsfoot oil.

Originally Posted by Martin103

That's possible, some neatsfoot oil contains some chemical as well, you want to use 100 percent pure Neatsfoot oil.

Well I do hsve both, one with chemical and the other 100%

Originally Posted by whoever

Well I do hsve both, one with chemical and the other 100%

Use the 100% for horn, keep the other for your baseball glove and leather boots. If the scales have embellishments and unusual collars and pins you can also brush it on and let it soak in. I make a concoction of neatsfoot oil, bees wax, pine tar, and orange oil for work boots and brown duck coats and bags like Carhartt, makes them waterproof and supple. Like this Carhartt bag that I use for work for years now, treated once a year, the brown duck is waterproof and supple and looks like leather.