Thread: What's the deal with stropping on newspaper?

Good question. And only you can answer it. You can imagine the guy who buys a shave ready razor and doesn't have any money for a hone though might think so.

Newsprint ink is made from oil (petrolium I think) and carbon, that's the blackness of it. Carbon has a grit size similar to Chromium Oxide. I've never tried it, but I believe it should work.

X

ah yes i suppose it would work for touch-ups.

*thinks about soaking a piece of leather in black ink*

1. It does work, but I imagine different razors respond in varying degrees
2. For me - it is worth it if you can perceive an increase in shaving abilities, especially smooth feel (once I have sufficient sharpness)

Cheers
Ivo

I think if someone made a list we would have one heck of a collection of off the wall media for honing a razor.