Thread: Thiers-Issard Paste info

Originally Posted by Mandrake

I am basically still anewbie, but do know the Thiers issard paste has a 10,000 grit:

Thiers-Issard Razor Sharpening Paste

Recommended by Thiers-Issard as the best way to maintain the shave-ready sharpness of your Premium Quality Thiers-Issard razor.

This half ounce of paste goes a very long way. Dab a bit on the rough leather side of your Thiers-Issard double sided strop and and work it well into the leather.

Strop your razor in the usual manner until the dulled edge is re-newed.

Formulated using both Aluminum Oxide and Diamond Particles as the cutting agents which are suspended in a non-toxic paste bound together with tiny cloth fibers to prevent softening. The edge attained with routine use of this paste is comparable to that achieved with a 10,000 grit barber hone.

So my question is what if you don't have the TI strop? I have a Mountain Man strop with leather and cloth. Where do I put the paste?

Look here:

http://www.thiers-issard.co.uk/Sharp...onsDiamond.pdf

I guess this bit from the above link really covers it:

The best tool to use with your diamond sharpening-pastes, as we have
said, is a paddle-strop . A surface of soft wood (such as balsa) can be chosen, but we
prefer leather. In either case, the surface must be sufficiently rough or grainy to hold
the paste. With too smooth or hard a surface, the paste will simply be wiped off with
each pass of the blade--not only wasteful and expensive, but ineffective. The
smoothest leather surface (of your paddle- or hanging strop) should be reserved
for either Chromox-paste application or use of an un-pasted strop in a final, preshave
touch-up. The paste should be applied to the surface in very small amounts:
with our Bio-Diamond special push-drop dispenser applicator.

i'd just like to say i have the full range of bio paste on ti 4 sidded paddle . this stuff cuts quik and if you over do it it gives you a seriously harsh edge . i soon learned 5 laps to start with is the way to go . i tryed 10 on each grit finished with cro.ox after obtaining a real fine edge of a coticule. this is what aati recomends. my personal experiance was the edge was way to harsh and i never copied it again . i also have TI rasoir pate i have tryed it on TI paddle and my canvas hanging strop. after coticule on the paddle i did'nt rate it. After hanging strop canvas side with paste the edges have been top class for me i have now used it on at least 100 differant razors and the results are as smooth as coticule and also added sharpness in cases where your hone has'nt maxed out , i have many pastes and i like them all the diamond spray is great stuff to. if you want one paste the TI rasoir is the one i would have. i'd ignore the grit rating of 10,000 because it certanly leaves a smooth edge i would say it feels nice on your face thats what matters.