Thread: micro-chipping

Oddly (or rather not oddly) when I use a .25 micron diamond paste after the .5 micron 3m paper there a more but finer scratches on the surface @ 100X magnification.

After I strop my razor on a plain leather strop my edge looks smoother under magnification than either the .5 or the .25. I wonder if your strop is dirty?

I do find however that my Wapi likes to have a little bit of "tooth" to catch the hair and seems to shave best lightly stropped after the .25 diamod paste rather than attempting to create a smoother blade.


- Bob.

Can you tell me what kind of strop you are using please?

I am using Tony Millers starter strop as my regular strop.

My pasted strop is just a Lee Valley double sided paddle strop that I have rubbed my .25 paste into.

- Bob