Bassguy, glad you caught that. I rubbed a TINY bit of mineral oil into the felt before applying CrOx powder. We're talking just enough to get the black nitrile gloves "glisteny".
I might re-think doing that, as stropping with this setup leaves a very faint greenish tint to the blades. Mineral oil+CrOx residue. Degreasing with dish soap solves the problem. However, this strop isn't messy. It doesn't shed powder or anything else, for that matter. To oil or not? Your thoughts are invited.
Here are some pics. 1/2" Baltic Birch, black craft felt 3"X24", 3M Super77 spray adhesive, Mineral Oil, and CrOx.
(Made a ridiculous mistake while routing the roundover on the perimiter. Forgot to check the allen screw that holds the bearing in place. It came loose, the bearing parted ways with the bit, and I effed up the handle area. I ALWAYS check that....excitement got the best of me.)
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I received a ebay purchase, which included a razor (Wosty) that was most definitely NOT shave ready, or even shaveable for that matter. I ran 40 laps on the CrOx, 60 on leather and lo and behold, she shaves!
Not the sharpest one I've got, but she went from "cant even cut arm hair" to "mm, she's tugging a little" with 40 laps on there.
In the lot I got, there is what appears to be a barber's hone...maybe time to learn that aspect of SR shaving... but that's for another post in another part of the forum.