I get perfect shaves from using my CrOx pasted balsa strop. But I figured since plain leather strops did so good for every day use, I'd get a separate leather paddle strop and put CrOx on that. Opinions?
How To Use a Pasted Balsa Strop | Badger & BladeI get perfect shaves from using my CrOx pasted balsa strop. But I figured since plain leather strops did so good for every day use, I'd get a separate leather paddle strop and put CrOx on that. Opinions?
If you strop on a flat substrate such as balsa or leather backed by wood, glass, or granite, your CrOx will tend to produce a sharper edge. If you are stropping on a hanging strop, the CrOx will tend to produce a less sharp, smoother edge as the flexibility of the hanging strop produces a slight rounding of the edge.
This was explained to me by Ulrik of Koraat...but using different words.
He said the harder the substrate the CrOx is applied to, the more "aggressive" it behaves.
What he meant (I guess) was that CrOx on balsa would give a keener, more aggressive edge while CrOx
on leather would deliver a more comfortable edge, perhaps smoother.
Agree?