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    Post Paste Type...again

    Hi All,

    I was just wondering....

    People recommend Diamond paste for Stainless or TI razors but others say that Chromium Oxide feels better on the face. I am going to buy a bench hone from Tony and I wanted to buy a 0.5 micrometer paste for it. Now I have a Dovo Stainless razor and was wondering if Chromium is hard enough for it or if I need to go for a diamond paste.
    As well smooth leather is fine right? or is Balsa better?
    My main concern is the razor and the shave.

    Thanks,

    Ivan

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    Chromium Oxide will work on INOX. The difference in hardness isn't all that great. It will just take a couple more strokes.

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    The .5 Diamond paste should work well for you too once the razor is honed. Try with 10 strokes, test and perhaps, 10 more if necessary.

    Lynn

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    With chromium oxide, you'd start off with 15 and test every 10, so as you see, the difference isn't that great.

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    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?

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    I'm doing quite well with a 1-sided bench hone, treated with 0.5. It may take me 5-10 more strokes than if I went with 1.0 first but that's nothing on the grand scheme of things. I would have wasted that time cleaning off the 1.0 abrasive before going to the 0.5.

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    I usually go to 1 micron on my pasted paddle, and then do like five on the .5 daimond and then five on the .5 chromium. I have gotten good results this way, but I don't doubt that you could go straight to the .5 chromium.

    Matt

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    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

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    Ditto on the boron carbide and chrome oxide. I don't use the boron carbide much since I've fallen back in love with my 15k shapton, but if all I had were the norton and paddles then I'd be back on the boron carbide boat in a hurry. I do use the chrome oxide after the 15k shapton.

    The only thing I like the diamond paste on are TI's. They just seem to respond a bit better to diamond.

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    can you pm me as to where to get boron carbide i have been looking for that is is 11k right

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