Thread: 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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

Originally Posted by Razorburne

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

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.

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