Thread: Abrasive pastes on daily strop

I must say I found a really nice working alternative for a hone for almost no money at all.

We'll, I really cant say that can I. I have never shaved with a Honemeister's finished razor. My previous experience is a Solingen Nippes (here's a thread about it) str8 what I bought new. It really wasn't shave ready so I finished the razor on newspaper -> got good results and continued using it for about 1 year. It passed the hanging hair test for example.

I must say that I am a DIY guy from the start. I always want to learn to do it myself. And try different methods to achieve my goal.

I have honed my cheapo-already badly overhoned-Edv. Neiström Eskiltuna str8 on a mysterious hone that I got from my friend. The grit is much finer than for example 2000grit wetsandpaper (I have polished a lot of metal on car projects). I would guess somewhere around 4000grit? After honing all pitting and couple flaws from the razor I got the razor to cut hair from my arm. Not without a little effort but still. I am a man of patience. I must have gone thousands of strokes on the hone.

After that I used AutoSol Metal Polish on a DIY Denim strop (made the strop and stropping yesterday ) first time and it really worked swell. After this the razor cut hair from my arm without effort. I was surpriced. I did maybe 100 strokes or so.

The next step was newspaper on glass, which I applied pencil led really much. Did maybe 50 strokes, really didn't notice much difference in shaving arm hair.

After this I did like 200 passes on canvas (In my Dovo 2-side strop) and finished with ~100 passes on leather.

The razor shaved test area really well, but really didn't pass the hanging hair test so well. I still thought the I want to test shave.

I did. AMAZING! The razor was sharper than my Nippes ever was. I think I made the closest, most non-irritating and the least effort shave ever. No nick's, no burn, no nothing. Just a really close shave. Unbelievable.

I don't know, does this happen to have anything to do with the fact, that the Edv. Neiström was from the time, when they made the best str8ts, or is it about the honing/stropping. I must buy a good condition razor and send it for honing for a Honemeister.

For a notice. I have shaved for about 2 years now, so I know how to strop a razor pretty good

Originally Posted by Urran

I must say I found a really nice working alternative for a hone for almost no money at all.

We'll, I really cant say that can I. I have never shaved with a Honemeister's finished razor. My previous experience is a Solingen Nippes (here's a thread about it) str8 what I bought new. It really wasn't shave ready so I finished the razor on newspaper -> got good results and continued using it for about 1 year. It passed the hanging hair test for example.

I must say that I am a DIY guy from the start. I always want to learn to do it myself. And try different methods to achieve my goal.

I have honed my cheapo-already badly overhoned-Edv. Neiström Eskiltuna str8 on a mysterious hone that I got from my friend. The grit is much finer than for example 2000grit wetsandpaper (I have polished a lot of metal on car projects). I would guess somewhere around 4000grit? After honing all pitting and couple flaws from the razor I got the razor to cut hair from my arm. Not without a little effort but still. I am a man of patience. I must have gone thousands of strokes on the hone.

After that I used AutoSol Metal Polish on a DIY Denim strop (made the strop and stropping yesterday ) first time and it really worked swell. After this the razor cut hair from my arm without effort. I was surpriced. I did maybe 100 strokes or so.

The next step was newspaper on glass, which I applied pencil led really much. Did maybe 50 strokes, really didn't notice much difference in shaving arm hair.

After this I did like 200 passes on canvas (In my Dovo 2-side strop) and finished with ~100 passes on leather.

The razor shaved test area really well, but really didn't pass the hanging hair test so well. I still thought the I want to test shave.

I did. AMAZING! The razor was sharper than my Nippes ever was. I think I made the closest, most non-irritating and the least effort shave ever. No nick's, no burn, no nothing. Just a really close shave. Unbelievable.

I don't know, does this happen to have anything to do with the fact, that the Edv. Neiström was from the time, when they made the best str8ts, or is it about the honing/stropping. I must buy a good condition razor and send it for honing for a Honemeister.

For a notice. I have shaved for about 2 years now, so I know how to strop a razor pretty good

I think you know the solution and mentioned at the end of your thread.
after getting properly honed blade you can make sure your blade will shave same or similar level.
what i like is you have patience. i think you could be very good honer.
gl

I have a homemade paddle strop that, until today, just wouldn't produce that "perfect" edge. Sure, it did its job, but I always felt compelled to do a few laps on my hanging strop(s) to get the edge I was looking for. Today, I applied some powdered graphite to the paddle and it worked quite well. It worked better than I expected, in fact. I got the edge I was looking for without having to touch my hanging strop. Adding the graphite was a bit messy to apply and remove, but definitely +1 on giving it a try. (The graphite was $2 at my local hardward store - sold in the locksmithing section).