strop before honing?

**DeathMetalDremel** · 02-02-2009, 10:14 PM

before honing would it be wise to strop. to align the blade as much as possible. im going to hone tonight after work wich i have to leave for here right away. ive never honed before

**gugi** · 02-02-2009, 10:19 PM

No need to strop. The hone will undo it.

**DeathMetalDremel** · 02-03-2009, 06:07 AM

how long should i soak my hone before i start the honing process..ive never done this before...

**AlanII** · 02-03-2009, 08:22 AM

It depends on what hone you're using. eg If you're retouching on a coticule, not at all.

**xman** · 02-03-2009, 08:34 AM

I soak the Norton combo for about 15 minutes. I do strop before finishing on my barber hone.

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**DeathMetalDremel** · 02-03-2009, 06:11 PM

yup i soaked my hone for about 30 minutes just to be sure. i did 20 passes then stroped did a hanging hair test and then shaved... all went well. it past all the tests i had. my hone is between 8 and 11k grit. it didnt slide as smothly as i thought it would even though i was pressing as light as possible is this common with a blade that has never been honed?

the shave was good, no tugging or anything. im still only shaving my neck because my gf likes me with a beared.... still getting razor burnt though wich sucks, ive lightened up on pressure but i still get razorburnt, but ive always got razorburn pretty easy. thanks for the help everyone

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