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09-15-2009, 04:12 AM #1Senior Member
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Smooth or rough side for Cr Oxide?
I found the following bench strop available with an option to order with the either the smooth or rough side of the leather upwards:
Leather Bench Strop, 2 Sided, Hone Edge Razor Sharp - eBay (item 180404487029 end time Oct-05-09 11:23:12 PDT)
What do you recommend for Chromium Oxide, smooth or rough? I've emailed the seller this question but I'm concerned he might not be knowledgable concerning straight razors.
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09-15-2009, 06:09 PM #2Senior Member
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ROUGH side . smooth side will better use as a strop.
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09-15-2009, 06:17 PM #3I used Nakayamas for my house
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smooth side
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09-15-2009, 08:30 PM #4Ravenous Bugblatter Beast
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Which side to paste with the CrOx? I would say the rough side, but that's just my personal preference.
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09-16-2009, 12:56 AM #5Junior Member
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I brought from the seller, he does excellent work!!!
I had him paste the Leather's rough side with Cr Oxide, you will not be sorry as it works great!
I hope this helps,
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09-16-2009, 01:15 AM #6Senior Member
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I ended up ordering the longer-leather (11 inch) 2-sided bench strop with smooth on one side and rough on the other. He recommended the rough side for the chromium oxide. This should work great for travel as I can bypass packing a regular strop. The seller recommended heating up the leather and the bar chromium oxide (included witht the purchase) with either a heat gun or a hairdriver before application and then rubbing in with the heal of the hand.
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