Thread: Honing and stropping decision on a tight budget

I’m a little late to the party here I guess. I forge my own kamisori and when the time comes to put an edge on I set the bevel lightly with a 400 atoma then King 1000, Shapton pro 2000, king 6000, shapton pro 12000 and finish on a J-Nat after that I go to natural veg tan strops with 3, 1 and finally .5 micron paste to really polish the edge... but, but to finish it off and my final step is a microfibre cloth strop I’ve made. After that it’s a hanging hair test and test run. Best shave results I’ve ever had.

My favorite pure leather strop is still the old "Prima Rindleder", which I believe is pretty cheap.

Hey , nice to have you, you can get a nice 3" SRD strop for ~$80 and a brand new 4k/8k Morton for $70( watch Amazon closely)
 

Originally Posted by whoever

Hey , nice to have you, you can get a nice 3" SRD strop for ~$80 and a brand new 4k/8k Morton for $70( watch Amazon closely)

SRD has been having a lot of sales lately (40% off). A lot of their good stuff is sold out, including most of their strops and strop components. You can still get a 2" latigo, but that is about it.

Originally Posted by RayClem

SRD has been having a lot of sales lately (40% off). A lot of their good stuff is sold out, including most of their strops and strop components. You can still get a 2" latigo, but that is about it.

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They had 3” black latigo strops with d loop handles yesterday still in stock. Can’t beat the quality for the price at 40% off

Ya better pick one up, just for travel

I have Norton 1000 and a 4k/8k. Thinking about a 10k, 12k and 16k of some brand. Any of these 3 I'm considering might I skip?

Also, this 5 micron etc. film, where might I find it?

Lastly, wet automotive sandpaper on .25" glass? What grit?

Originally Posted by Obadiahhj

I have Norton 1000 and a 4k/8k. Thinking about a 10k, 12k and 16k of some brand. Any of these 3 I'm considering might I skip?

I recommend going with only the Naniwa 12k and master that hone before deciding where to go next. You can easily jump from the Norton 8k to the 12k without issues.

And look here for great strops: The Well Shaved Gentleman The Heirloom Razor Strop Company. Better IMO than anything SRD has.