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    Ok guys as of Dec 29 I ended the experiment sorry but I was bored...

    There has been no change in the shaves, the razor is sitting oiled in a drawer, it will either go out to Gugi for him to take pics of the edge or I am getting one of those USB microscopes myself... I/Gugi will take pics then do 20 laps on a finisher and take pics again so we can see what happens...

    Here are the numbers

    76 Shaves
    Laps on .50 = 255
    Laps on .25 = 340
    Laps on Linen = 1900
    Laps on Leather = 3800

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    How many fires did you start with all that stropping?

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    Valliant effort Glen. Look forward to edge pics.
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    Blen died with boredom, but the thing is that a new guy can keep a razor going for a very long time with diamond pastes or sprays and a strop. The starting out should be looking at this. This is almost the exact formula that I used on a 4 sided strop. I added 1.0 micron and a DMT8EE and kept my razors going for a little over a year. Giving a new guy a good alternative to the hones is a very good thing. It gives him time to learn how to shave and not worry about the honing process.


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    I am no expert, but I have some experience with diamond paste. I actually broke my only hone (don't ask me how) and survived for months on the diamond pasted strop alone. I also have to admit that I never could get great sharpness without the paste. I could get it "shave-ready" with the stone, but it would never be comfortable.

    However, after a long while stropping with the paste when necessary, I started noticing small irregularities on both my razors. These tiny "spots" or "nicks"on the sharp edge would scratch the leather while stropping. The only way I could fix it was by getting a new stone.

    I have a natural Chinese water stone now. I like it more than the old Norton stone, but I still need a little diamond paste to finish the edge.
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    That looks like a good ratio of honing to clean stropping. Around 10/1 I think.

    I think it would be good to understand the importance of the ratio.

    I think a lot of guys that have trouble are using ratios closer to 2/1.
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    What is the end of the story? Please give us some microscope pictures if you have them, if not, than we are eagerly waiting for them

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeness View Post
    What is the end of the story? Please give us some microscope pictures if you have them, if not, than we are eagerly waiting for them
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    So, based on your experiment I can conclude, that if I get a shave ready razor, a strop and a second strop(or the modular strop of SRD) I could mantain that razor in a shave ready condition for a long time, using just pastes to touch it up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiokoidrillow View Post
    So, based on your experiment I can conclude, that if I get a shave ready razor, a strop and a second strop(or the modular strop of SRD) I could mantain that razor in a shave ready condition for a long time, using just pastes to touch it up?
    Yes, of course. And that could be about 6 months to one year, depending on the razor, you beard, and shave frequency.

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