Quote Originally Posted by Razorburne View Post
What are the pros and cons of getting a 2-sided bench hone vs. a 4 sided paddle strop? What would be your personal choice if you had to choose one or the other and why?

Coming off of the Norton 4k/8k, what would you go to on a pasted -
1.0 then 0.5?

Do you guys prefer chomium oxide or diamond...why?
Tony's bench hones are over 3" wide so you don't "have" to use the X pattern. The paddle strops are a lot norrower. I find it much easier to control the pressure with the bench hone.

For the most part I like the boron carbide and the chromium oxide. The razors I got from Bill Ellis had some of the smoothest shaving edges I've experienced and, based on the info in his CD, I think he generally goes from the 8K to the boron carbide then the chromium oxide bench hones. This is working well for me so far.

Jordan