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Jeltz said:If its a leather strop I would expect there to be sufficient give for it not to matter but with a balsa strop I would, you are sure that the spine was indeed taped when it was honed.
Parwin said:Jeltz said:If its a leather strop I would expect there to be sufficient give for it not to matter but with a balsa strop I would, you are sure that the spine was indeed taped when it was honed.
Neil says he always tapes the spine on the razors he hones. I recently ordered a strop from him as I only had a poor quality, cheapo from the bay. He suggested that rather than throw the cheap strop out, I could attach it to a piece of wood, and treat it with chrome oxide for use when I needed more than just a strop. Hence the question.
Neil Miller said:Parwin said:Jeltz said:If its a leather strop I would expect there to be sufficient give for it not to matter but with a balsa strop I would, you are sure that the spine was indeed taped when it was honed.
Neil says he always tapes the spine on the razors he hones. I recently ordered a strop from him as I only had a poor quality, cheapo from the bay. He suggested that rather than throw the cheap strop out, I could attach it to a piece of wood, and treat it with chrome oxide for use when I needed more than just a strop. Hence the question.
If you treat the old strop like I suggested - ie sand it with very fine (around 600 grit) wet and dry paper, that will raise a slight 'nap' on the leather. This, together with the softness of the leather, will have enough give in it to compensate for the taping, so you will not have to tape the razor. I have talked to a few people who always use leather-covered paddle strops, and they have found it makes no difference leaving the tape off.
If the leather is the cheap, hard stuff like boot soles are made of, then you could always place some felt or thin foam on the wood blank before attaching the leather. Or just screw/nail the ends of the leather and drive two thin bits of timber in at either end so that the leather is supported on it and has a bit of natural 'give' in it like a loom strop.
Regards,
Neil
IanM said:First of all, sorry to hijack the thread.
I was thinking of just treating a panel of balsa wood with chrome oxide and using that. Is there anything that I need to do, spine taping etc?
Ian
Parwin said:Sorry if this has been asked and answered before.
When using a strop with chrome oxide do you tape the spine of the razor as you do when honing?
FrenchBlade said:Can I hijack this thread to ask how often do you use CrOx on a razor?
Max
Neil Miller said:Max - only when you notice a falling off - maybe once a week or once a fortnight. It will revive a flagging edge, but if the razor becomes truly dull it will have to go back to the hone.
Regards,
Neil
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