Hey all,
Coming off of a Belgian Coticule... I am thinking Dovo Red, then Black on balsa. Well. CrOx is tough to fin here, so I am particularly interested in the Black, 1 micron... not so much the red.
Does that make sense?
THANKS!
D
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Hey all,
Coming off of a Belgian Coticule... I am thinking Dovo Red, then Black on balsa. Well. CrOx is tough to fin here, so I am particularly interested in the Black, 1 micron... not so much the red.
Does that make sense?
THANKS!
D
Coming of the coticule, i dont think you would need the red. Maybe coticule -> black -> CrO
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Originally Posted by Dorian
The Dovo paste works really well off of leather IME, the balsa would increase the cutting power just because of the surface change...
What I have found is the the felt gives the most gentle of the cutting action, then leather, then balsa... Personally I like the more gentle touch, but YMMV
Red and Black on leather, I would feel comfortable telling you yes, you will see an improvement (in Sharpness) off your Coticule, off balsa I just don't know...
I have a pare strop that I could use use black on only up from coticule...
20 strokes on black (every few weeks)? Clean the blade. Then 60 - 100 on straight leather?
Makes sense?
Screeeeech!!!! Felt?????? (more gentle cutting action than leather or balsa?) What felt?
*looks up "SRD Felt"*
Dorian,
I have found that the Dovo Red & Black pastes on leather work particularly well for Victorian/Edwardian English blades made of 'softer' steel.
Have fun !
Best regards
Russ
Thanks, Gentlemen, for all the feedback.
Bart located some CrOx for me. Awesome!!!
Will talk to razor shop this noon and order a new strop only...
Cheerios,
D.
I have dovo red and black on balsa, and I would swap it for leather any time. It does cut faster, but the edge it leaves is not what I am looking for. If you choose balsa, than follow it with crox, and you will be fine.