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I would say that the Dovo red paste would do more harm than good at that point. At 3 microns, it's no improvement over the 8k, and if it has some 4-5 micron grit, you're moving backwards almost to...

Here's a link to making your own balsa paddle strop.

In addition to the Wiki, you can look through the Hones and the Strops Forums here, and ask questions there if you still have some.

Whew! Well, first, you need to click on the SRP Wiki button and go read up on a bunch of these things. But very quickly:
For some, a good sharp razor off of the 8k Norton is "shave-ready". In...

You should always have a leather strop and a fabric (linen, denim, etc.) strop that are completely free of paste. Because you use those every shave and you only use pasted strops when the blade...