rbscebu
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- Sep 10, 2020
The only area where I was let down was the result from my fool's pass.
At least I am now confident that I can get the edge on this razor dialled in to where I want it.
I didn't take your advice the last time (yes, my mistake) and I won't take it this time (probably another mistake for me). I will consider your advice once/if my GB stops improving off of the diamond pasted balsa strops and my fool's pass is still not BBS.I have a couple that give good shaves but not great shaves. - Back to the bevel.
Here you go - rbscebu's treatise on the subjectDo you have any links to pasted balsa or pasted leather strops? Their creation and use..
Yeah, and who's gonna argue with him. Sounds like the Godfather. Buddaboom! You gonna set the bevel or else @bald as will break your fingers. I'm not gonna argue with that....I'm lookin' for a $5 razor and a 1K stone now!Hi @rbscebu, I have never used pastes of any kind so I cannot make any valid comments. I have learned from my own razors that no matter how sharp a blade seems, if the bevel is not 100% clean and set I never get it's full potential. Out of curiosity I got one of the modified Spanish point Gold dollars, I think the same as you modified with a smile removal. It seemed very sharp from the factory and it cut whiskers but after setting the bevel and then refining the bevel it is a very good blade. now zero effort to shave with.
@Pbgoose uses CBN as a final finish and I believe that is very fine. I have seen the way that works and I'm very impressed. Personally I've never had any problems with a leather paddle strop I made. I have heard people say pastes can give a harsh edge but that is possibly from over doing the paste, I don't actually know.
Do you have any links to pasted balsa or pasted leather strops? Their creation and use. There must be a video or two on line
I look forward to a continued discussion on this matter as I'm always up to adding more info to my honing arsenal.
This video is long but does explain the bevel very well.
Whaddaya mean ‘am I now’?It only confirmed my opinion that pastes can [not always] induce harshness into a blade. A Japanese hone introduces a "sandblasted" style of edge that any other scratch pattern seems to interfere with. This changes the finish from a Jnat to whatever the last paste used was. I work hard to get a particular edge character from the hones and plain leather only enhances that. That is the great thing about honing. We all find what suits us.
@Pbgoose I presume you are referring to Keith, or am I now a cut throat gangster??