Thread: A Fine Hone

Jay you have some alternatives.

First, there is no hone that is fine enough to take the place of strop, so the answer to your original question is no. Since you have a hanging strop, you are going to have to hang it. I have no idea how you are trying to use it on a table.

If you are more comfortable with stropping at a table, you might want to consider a paddle strop. Tony Miller at the well shaved gentleman has some.

Another alternative would be to strop with newspaper. You can search the forum to see how others do it. I just wrap a few sheets of newspaper around a flat board and strop on it for a final polish.

You have lots of options for maintaining your razors. Some of the most commonly recommended for basic maintenance include barber hones, coticules, and the chinese 12K. You can do some reading in the basic honing section to learn a more about your options.

See what happens when you walk away from your computer in the middle of a thought--somebody else beats you to it!

+1 on newspaper as an alternative (although personally I finish on a hanging leather strop). I firmly wrap/tape down a few sheets around the brick that's also known as a Chinese 12k (although personally I also rub some chrome ox into the newspaper so I only use this method for razor touch ups).

Chris L

Utopian, I appreciate the suggestions. I have read a bit about newspaper and that seems interesting, I think I may give it a try!