Thread: Hanging Pasted Strop

CBN is different especially at .10 CBN does improve the edge but may be a big jump from a finishing stone. .10 is somewhere between 100 and 160 grit. Who knows really, it’s a bunch.

I have been using a 1.0, .05, .125 progression and those are big jumps. This is after a very shavable edge finishing on a Thüringen, Arks Black or Translucent and lately playing with some BBWs.

To get results you really need good prep, CBN is not magical but it can deliver some crisp edges.

One of the other things I have noticed with CBN in nano grits is the strop material makes all the difference. Many substrates used for normal pasting, contain grits larger than the CBN micro grit it self, there by negating the paste. So using traditional substrates like leather, balsa, linen and even paper may not deliver the full potential of CBN.

Many CBN users use paper or cloth, the least abrasive, as a substrate and H2O mist as a lubricant. A proper CBN progression will result in a stria free bevel and a crisp sharp edge that delivers a comfortable shave unlike poly diamond, (isn't that the goal?) . High density foam, (Craft Foam) seems the best substrate I have found. Available for about a dollar at craft stores and fine weave nylon/poly webbing similar to seatbelt material. These have no abrasive in them, the weave or pores hold paste well and tolerate being wet repeatedly.