Thread: Using old slurry as paste for strop

First, some back-story: I was using my Nakayama a few months ago, I had to do some moderate edge refreshing, a bit shy of a full bevel reset. Since I had most of my hones packed up and didn't feel like getting them out again (moving to a new house), I whipped up a decent slurry and did the deed, progressing all the way to finishing with a light slurry per the usual.

After I left the stone to dry, I wandered by and looked at all that dried slurry on top of the stone and gots me an idea!

The method: I grabbed my SRD strop, and proceeded to rub that stone and the little nagura all over the 3" webbed strop until the stone looked nice and shiny again, it left a light tan dusting which hasn't changed appearance much since... aka no steel build-up visible.

I have been using that as a step before linen and leather to refresh an edge with the same razor for a while now, I think at least 2 months. I shave every other day.


Results: So far, I like the edge from this better than Chrome Ox. I would say it's a bit slower, and it doesn't leave the same...synthetic shine(?) that the CrO2 does.

The edge still feels awesome, smooth as the Chrome Ox, but it is a bit different, almost a bit sharper as it bites into the whiskers or something. I dunno.


It seems like a very good use for that left-over slurry without washing it away, and it shined up my stone too.

Seems like a promising "new" use for slurry, eh?