Thread: Is 3" too wide of a strop?

Thanx again, guys! Great forum!-Gearhead222

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Does anyone wonder why hones are not made in 3 inch widths for razors?

1.Nobody makes a hone just for a razor anymore.2.My Norton 4/8 is 3inch in width as are many other sythetic hones.

Originally Posted by Edwardd

1.Nobody makes a hone just for a razor anymore.2.My Norton 4/8 is 3inch in width as are many other sythetic hones.

Yes, we must remember that Nortons,etc were made to sharpen tools and knives. Still, "straight honing" of a razor will not work, either! In the days when hones were made strictly for razors, none were wider than the blade of a razor, as were strops. It was simply a waste of material since razors need to be honed and stropped with an x-pattern.
Again, YMMV

It should not be to wide..I mean if you learned doing a straight back and forth the 3 is perfect. If you learned on a narrow one then the x stroke is for you...you can still do an x on a 3..

it is just what you learn on...
The size should not make a difference.

Thanx again, guys! I have a 2.5 and 3" incoming , along with a practice strop

I prefer a 3 inch strop. I haven't had any cupping problems with any of mine.

Thanx again guys!