Thread: What pastes do you use?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've read that the black newsprint is the stuff. Has an abrasive in the mix but I cannot remember what it is. I've gotten very good results with it. I haven't tried the comics but I'll give it a go sooner than later.

Yeah, I think that's why it works out for me... I don't always go for the comics, but really anywhere where there is a heavy concentration of print/ink. I usually find some good dark or print heavy frames (in the comics) and it serves me well.

As a side note, I have also stropped with a print heavy section of the yellowpages a few times... I'd have to experiment over a longer time period, but it seemed to be working in a similar way.

I've played around a bit with CrO several years ago, but I've
been stubborn like Jimmy and tried to get the best possible
edges off the hones.

Lately I've been interested in the purported effectiveness of
the 0.5 diamond spray on hard felt wool from SRD, so that's
on order to me at the moment.

- Scott

As I recall when I started I got an assortment of pastes like the yellow and white and green as I recall probably from TI or Dovo but really never used any of them. I probably still have them somewhere. These days I have two bench strops with .5 and .25 diamond on them and CrO and mainly reserve them for certain blades that seem to do better with them.

I use crox and very occasionally Thiers-Issard white paste. I find as I get better at honing, I tend to go to pasted strops less often.

I use diamond paste and CrOx on balsa. The diamond is 1.0 and 0.5 micron. I then finish with 5-10 laps of CrOx.

Stubear,

0.5 micron diamond (SRD) on a felt paddle, CrOx on a leather paddle; I am going to make up a denim paddle like yours this weekend

Have fun !

regards

Russ

I never use pastes anymore, I used to love Chromium Oxide though. I haven't had any issues with my razors needing extra sharpness or smoothness after the hones lately, so I haven't touched any pastes in months. I think finishing on a 12K naniwa or an old Thuringian gives an edge shave readiness.

I use CrOx on Balsa and I have A Dovo Paddle Strop with Dovo Red paste on one side and leather on the other also I have Red, Green,Yellow,and White Dovo Paste. I Use the White on Canvas and the Yellow on a Leather Strop.

I have used cr.ox,bio diamond paste, red dovo, Ti rasoir pate. The only one i would use is TI rasoir pate. The finish with this paste is very smooth. My others don't get used to be onest they are just collecting dust..

Can anyone confirm the efficacy of going from 0.25 diamond paste to 0.1 Cubic Boron Nitride on balsa hones?