Thread: Thiers-Issard Paste info

Could I get some info on the TI pastes please, I only have one TI and so I would rather not invest in a seperate set up just for one razor, I have cr-ox but would get other pastes too but do they have to be TI? what grit/micron are they and I have aslo heard that a loom strop is recomended. any TI users help out here.

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.

Hmm, if I finnish with a 12k stone and then go to cr-ox so why would a 10,000 grit paste be work better unless its the strop being a loom strop the tentsion can be adjusted so I hear, just wondering not being snarky too mandrake

That is a quote from CS's website... I would be very hesitant to put those numbers in stone....


Hmm, if I finnish with a 12k stone and then go to cr-ox so why would a 10,000 grit paste be work better??

Paste is a very personal thing, some work for you with the razor you have some don't....

As to it working better or worse than the CrOx you would have to try it out....
Myself if I want more sharp from a razor I go to the source first which is the stone... Once you get every bit of sharp from the stones then start on the pastes and adjust for effect...

Thanks GSSIXGUN I have it honed and it is very shap indeed, just not dialed in and heard about the pastes but I dont think I want to go down that road. Ive got a plan B lets see how it likes an oxyacetylene torch, just kidding. I think I have a solution, and I will post it up for any others with tricky TI's and newbies like myself

Aye some of those TI blades can be tricky, but trust me here, once you figure them out and get it dialed in Woooooo Baby they are smooth...

Typically the chromium oxide has proved to be more consistent. I have had some razors do OK with the TI white and some not. It definitely gets black pretty quick with use.

Puma used to make little paste sticks that were pretty good too, but haven't seen them in a while.

Very thin application and just a few strokes at a time are the key to the pastes. Usually 5-10 strokes, strop and test.

Lynn

alright, I hope so I will report back or just put it in the classifieds for a sale or trade,just this.. one of the best razors I have (only been shaving since july newbie I know) but anyway it is a 30 dollar Genco that is a dynamite shaver

Medic484,

I have always found the TI white paste a strange beast to apply, particularly on the TI suede paddle strops.

No matter what I do, the paste always clumps the pile of the suede together. Heating the strop and paste helps, but I could never get what I thought was a satisfactory application. The paste has a tendency to come together like crumbs from a pencil eraser when you rub it on the strop !

It might just be me being cack-handed

I have never had this problem with CrOx podwer or pastes.

Best regards

Russ

Russ, I have the same problem on my 4 sided paddle strop. I did take a hair dryer to it when I first applied the paste, then used the palm of my hand to even out the paste & work it in. Good stuff though.