Here's my dilema. My honing skills are absolutely pathetic. I have all the hones I need but every "touch up" I've tried on the hones required a trip to Medina, OH. A few of my razors need a touch up......they're sharp but haven't seen a hone in a year and I'm sure they're overdue.
I want to buy the SRD modular paddle strop set. My stropping technique is pretty good and I can use the diamond pasted strops for a touch up and most likely NOT screw that up. It leaves me with enough cash to buy a few more razors, but that's beside the point.
My REAL want is a Kanayama 90K, currently unavailable anywhere in the world. The only Kanayama 80K available worldwide is at Rasage Poulin. I can afford it. I'd probably have to talk to JimR about having a 90K made, but the cost will most likely put me well above the $450 mark......and that's if Yoshimasa Naomi would be willing to make one (I know, separate argument).
I've read about stropping the living daylights out of razors and there's nothing better than a Kanayama. I know, it's not going to be the same as hitting the diamond paste.
I'm confident the pasted paddles would better fit my situation.
If you had to choose between the two, what would you buy?
I'm considering both, but I want to limit everything to $400.
Thoughts?