Hello,
Just new to this forum. My main interest at the moment is sharpening and this forum and others have been a revelation.i'm might get an interest in shaving with st8 later but i reckon that is a hard skill to learn.i always wondered why my knives etc although sharp would only cut one side of a sheet of newspaper and not the serrated edge.after buying a razor it glides through ridicously easy although i dont feel it is as sharp as my knife.its a real eye opener how geometry (i assume, my knife isnt carbon steel) works.
well now to my question. under the microscope my razor has scratches, small nicks and a gold line and it still no where near as sharp as it should be.i'm using a red rouge paste from a chipcarving site but i find i can only go so sharp even with light pressure and what im wondering is if i get finer paste (i confess i'm using the cheapo method i that saw on another forum namely denim as the strop, sandpaper as the hone) thats its automatic that it will get sharper or does eventually technique and equipment ie no norton stone no leather strop catch up with you.i like to try to get it to pass the hair hanging test.
thanks for any help
nev
Just new to this forum. My main interest at the moment is sharpening and this forum and others have been a revelation.i'm might get an interest in shaving with st8 later but i reckon that is a hard skill to learn.i always wondered why my knives etc although sharp would only cut one side of a sheet of newspaper and not the serrated edge.after buying a razor it glides through ridicously easy although i dont feel it is as sharp as my knife.its a real eye opener how geometry (i assume, my knife isnt carbon steel) works.
well now to my question. under the microscope my razor has scratches, small nicks and a gold line and it still no where near as sharp as it should be.i'm using a red rouge paste from a chipcarving site but i find i can only go so sharp even with light pressure and what im wondering is if i get finer paste (i confess i'm using the cheapo method i that saw on another forum namely denim as the strop, sandpaper as the hone) thats its automatic that it will get sharper or does eventually technique and equipment ie no norton stone no leather strop catch up with you.i like to try to get it to pass the hair hanging test.
thanks for any help
nev