Thread: White paste for canvas

Originally Posted by Stubear

Thanks very much for the pics and info!

It confirms something I've found as well, namely that chalk paste on canvas does the edge some good!

I bought a DOVO Blackstar a while back and a strop from Trumpers and the canvas side came ready pasted with the white stuff. Being just that tiny bit abrasive, it does seem to really help get a good final edge before I shave.

To be honest I've been so impressed with this paste type that when I get my next strop (I've been reading good things about the 3" SRD Red Latigo, and they are very pretty!) I`m going to white paste the canvas side on it if it doesnt come already pasted as standard. It really does work!

Thanks again for the information!

My DOVO white / grey paste arrived this morning.

I put three lines of it on the linen side of the strop, used the back edge of a butter knife to smooth/spread it all in (worked great by the way), and am going to let it dry for the next 24 hours.

Being that I just used for the first time my CrOx charged balsa board to slightly refresh a razor (10 light passes) which worked great, it will be interesting to see what the pasted linen does.

It recommends only 10-15 passes on the linen after it's pasted!!

Originally Posted by Phrank

My DOVO white / grey paste arrived this morning.

I put three lines of it on the linen side of the strop, used the back edge of a butter knife to smooth/spread it all in... ...it will be interesting to see what the pasted linen does.

It recommends only 10-15 passes on the linen after it's pasted!!

So, Phrancisco, any more advice on application and performance? As you know the old E. Morris Mello Drag leather/linen strop has been cleaned and refurbed; Dovo white paste should be here today or tomorrow. My homemade strops were well crafted and have been quite good but, I gotta say, I feel much more shaver-ly wth an honest to gosh old barber's strop hanging from the hook. More... stout. Paste should be the bees knees.