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I Have Honed Many of these SRs...Kropp Razors are Not Difficult to Hone or Strop...If You Know what You are Doing in the 1st Place..They are Top Tier Sheffield Shavers Made by Osborne, Garret & Co..If Honed Properly..I Own three Sheffield Razors Made by the Same Company..
Here is an Old Thread & Comments on Kropp Razors by Well Respected Forum Members that have Honed Many of them..
Newly Aquired Osborne,Garret & Co Kropp
I Pressed the Button on this Beautiful NOS Shave Ready 6/8th by Osborne, Garrett & Co Kropp Ltd 1899 - 1923...The Blade was made in Sheffield England & was Ground in Hamburg..I just Love these 6/8th Blades..I got this Razor on EBay from a British Seller that does the High Quality Windrose...www.theshavingroom.co.uk
Billy
Use that 1 K Naniwa Super Stone to Bevel Set it Ya Just Got..It Should Shave from the 1 K Stone..Thats Where 90/95% of the Magic Happens..The Bevel Hone is the Most Important Hone..Most Folks Just Dont Grasp this No Matter How Often its Mentioned..So... did I manage to hone my Kropp?
Nope. Two attempts. Two fails. I did get close and I managed to shave with it.. sort of.. It was very rough. So bad, in fact, that even if you had to choose between shaving or the guillotine you'd want to stop and think about it. At least the guillotine would be over quickly.
Maybe not if I'd honed it.
I think I have to put this down to user error. In the right hands the budget set-up, above, does work. Lapping film might need to be backed up by wet & dry to get a bevel set (depends how bad the edge is) but it should get the job done to a high standard.
I did (just) manage to get a shavable edge on my other straight, a near-wedge. I've probably been too heavy-handed with the delicate, full-hollow Kropp. The blade bends very easily and needs a light touch.
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