Hey Fellas,
I'm realitivly new at the whole straight razor thing
Below is my sharpening routine and i was wonering what people think of it. The shave is great but Is there anything I could do to get a finer edge? Or am i good to go? I use proper pressure, angle and the "X" pattern.
Soak stones for half an hour (one pass is two strokes, one on each side)
1. Five passes on a norton 4000 grit
2. Twenty passes on a norton 8000 grit
3. 25 passes on a chinese 12000 grit waterstone
rinse razor
4. 25 passes on a .50 pasted strop
5. A couple strokes on the linen side of my strop
6. 30 passes on my quality leather strop
-Austin
I'm realitivly new at the whole straight razor thing
Below is my sharpening routine and i was wonering what people think of it. The shave is great but Is there anything I could do to get a finer edge? Or am i good to go? I use proper pressure, angle and the "X" pattern.
Soak stones for half an hour (one pass is two strokes, one on each side)
1. Five passes on a norton 4000 grit
2. Twenty passes on a norton 8000 grit
3. 25 passes on a chinese 12000 grit waterstone
rinse razor
4. 25 passes on a .50 pasted strop
5. A couple strokes on the linen side of my strop
6. 30 passes on my quality leather strop
-Austin