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01-04-2012, 11:38 AM #1
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hi all
can i use jewlers polishing compounds to polish my razors after honing to finish and polish the edge b4 stroping ? if so whitch one are best....
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01-04-2012, 12:11 PM #2
They may in fact polish the edge but will very likely dull it as well. I'd go straight from stone to leather with no intermediate step.
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01-04-2012, 01:04 PM #3
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Thanked: 199What ace said. If you really want to polish the edge before stropping, you can try a CrOx pasted piece of balsa, or put a tiny drop of CrOx on a fine hone with water. I generally use a little CrOx on my PHIG (C12k) before stropping and it works amazingly. Either that, or invest in a finishing stone like a Jnat, Escher, etc.
Just out of curiosity, what hones do you have?
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01-04-2012, 01:22 PM #4
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Thanked: 1936While a buffer may get a razor "knife sharp", there is no way to get a razor "razor sharp" on a buffer, period. Stones are the only way to get a razor sharp enough to provide a comfortable shaving edge.
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Thank you and God Bless, Scott
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01-04-2012, 03:17 PM #5
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01-04-2012, 04:04 PM #6
i hear turtle wax polishes to a shine. go luck gettign some from a turtle i tried he just went into his shell
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01-04-2012, 04:17 PM #7
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