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Hone/Strop for wedge blades?
I'm a complete beginner with honing/stropping. I don't use straights, but I have some of the old "lather-catcher" razors, and a couple only use the wedge blades. I'm curious to see if I can learn to hone and strop a couple of these old "wedge" blades. The razor handle often came with the little extension that can hold the blade for honing/stropping. Since it's kind of a lark to me, I don't want to break the bank. I got an old "Crown Jr." hone along with some razors that I was buying, and wondered if it's at all usable with these blades. Also, on eBay I see tons of inexpensive strops, some old, some new from China, some with wooden handles, etc. I understand that you get what you pay for, but just for learning and trying this, any opinions about the hone I have in this picture, inexpensive strop options, etc.
I'm hoping I can get these pictures to work:
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