Thread: Which Shaves best? Cr2O3 or Diamond Paste ???

Tony,
Take the "learner" strop, cut out the best part, 10" to 12" long and glue it to a piece of MDF, warp free wood, etc...then use paste on it. At 24" x 2 1/2" you could get 2 nice pasted strops from it. It is a fairly stiff surface leather even though thicker than I woiuld normally use on a paddle so should noty deflect under the weight of a razor.

I know many worry that leather will deform and roll an edge on a paddle setup but I think that is more a concern with sueded leathers. The napp on those may well round an edge where a smooth finish leather will stay firm unless the stropper is heavy handed.

I use sueded leather on the first paddles I sold 2 years ago and found them less desirable to use than those today.

Tony

Tony

Even better!

Thanks Tony!

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Tony,
Take the "learner" strop, cut out the best part, 10" to 12" long and glue it to a piece of MDF, warp free wood, etc...then use paste on it. At 24" x 2 1/2" you could get 2 nice pasted strops from it.

Tony

Originally Posted by tgparker

Even better!

Thanks Tony!

Glad you like the idea............I'll send a bill <g>


Tony

Now All I gotta do is find someone who'll give/sell/swap me a tube of Cr2O3. I called HandAmerica and he (Keith, I think) said they weren't REALLY open for business until next week (maybe). Classic has the diamond paste, but are there any other vendors for Cr2O3 paste?

It's a pretty common abrasive. If you google around you'll find a bunch of outfits that sell it. Usually dry and by the pound, but it's pretty cheap stuff.

Originally Posted by tgparker

but are there any other vendors for Cr2O3 paste?

I asked the same question a short while back here

Originally Posted by tgparker

Now All I gotta do is find someone who'll give/sell/swap me a tube of Cr2O3

Ilija (FiReSTaRT) very kindly offered to deal, I mean send, me some to try while waiting for HandAmerica. A couple of days after he sent it off Keith from HA put the order through. If you're interested I can pass it down the chain once I get it (minus the Colleen's Savon de Comte soap he threw in cause I really want to try some of that).

You will like that Savon de Comte a lot. I love it.

Matt

In the absence of Hand american being up and ready to receive and fulfill orders in a timely manner I went looking on the InterNet and here's what I found....

I went to www.cyberrockhound.com, a lapidary supplier in Souix city IA and got 1lb. each of chromium oxide powder and some rouge powder.
http://www.cyberrockhound.com/Lapida...ng_Powders.htm

I like the idea of making my own paste. I noticed that several postings have mentioned the following different media to make up the "paste" with the powder.

Neat's foot oil, (DOVO) yellow strop leather conditioner, vaseline, Waterless Hand Cleaner, Water, etc...

I get the feeling that ANYTHING that will allow you apply it to the strop and then envtually dry or will be absorbed into the leather is ok. My pick would be the DOVO Strop conditioner or the Neats foot oil...

I also noticed Lee Valley tools have a compund called Veritas® Honing Compound
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...,43072&p=32984

Has anyone used that yet?

Guys, What's your pick?

Tony

Originally Posted by tgparker

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I also noticed Lee Valley tools have a compund called Veritas® Honing Compound
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...,43072&p=32984

Has anyone used that yet?

Guys, What's your pick?

Tony

I had the Veritas green on leather (on a 1X30 belt sander) that I use for lots of sharp things. I gave it a try and it works great for straights, but I felt like I was breaking nostalgic law or something by not using manual sharpening methods.

Steve

I liked the idea that it came in the form of a waxy stick like buffing compound. The only reason I didn't get the Veritas® Honing Compound is because the specs. said that it was "admixed with other fine abrasives", not being certain exactly WHAT the "other fine abrasives" were, I opted for buying a 1lb. bag of pure .5 micron Cr2O3 in dry powder form and I will be mixing it with Dovo yellow strop conditioner in order to apply it to the belt...

I probably have a lifetime supply or Cr2O3. Anybody need some?

Tony