took my blade that couldent shave and made it shave ready in an unconventional way

[Staggers and Jags]

i got my straight edge going again using 1000g,1500g,2000.g sand paper plus a bunch os stropping. while its not perfect and could use some more work. it can be done with a light pressure but even now its better thn it was straight from the store
is it possible to get a closer shave with a traditional hand ground blade than a machined one?
i think it may just need a good bit more stropping. hoping at the level its at doesnt give me a lot of irritation. actually excited to shave again, first time in a long time. its the grim dollar 208 i bought a few months back

 

[Herrenberg]

I'm not sure I've understood you correctly, but if I have: you plan to shave with a 2000 grit edge?

I hope it works out. If it does not, Curad makes a really useful blood stop gauze. It sort of melts and becomes an artificial scab.

 

[stone and strop]

Your heading says you made it shave ready but you haven't shaved yet?
How do you know?
I would not expect it to shave well, but good luck.

 

[Staggers and Jags]

Your heading says you made it shave ready but you haven't shaved yet?
How do you know?
I would not expect it to shave well, but good luck.

Just got a pretty good shave with it. Said was shave ready cause I shaved yesterday with it

 

[stone and strop]

So long as you like the edge - that's all that matters.

 

[Infantry23]

Just a thought if you run into problems..... check out the thread about Lapping Film in the Honing sub-forum.

Lapping film, try it.

I got some lapping film in a PIF a while ago, 4/8/16/30 equivalent grits. I use them on top of a lapped 8x3" hone, but any flat surface will do. They may not offer the sexy smooth feel of a big dollar hone, but man they are effective, and the edges off the "30k" film is not that unlike a $350...

www.badgerandblade.com

I tried it recently and it works very, very well. I'm not a stones vs. film guy. I'm a frugal guy who can't afford stones. YMMV.

 

[steveclarkus]

Just a thought if you run into problems..... check out the thread about Lapping Film in the Honing sub-forum.

Lapping film, try it.

I got some lapping film in a PIF a while ago, 4/8/16/30 equivalent grits. I use them on top of a lapped 8x3" hone, but any flat surface will do. They may not offer the sexy smooth feel of a big dollar hone, but man they are effective, and the edges off the "30k" film is not that unlike a $350...

www.badgerandblade.com

I tried it recently and it works very, very well. I'm not a stones vs. film guy. I'm a frugal guy who can't afford stones. YMMV.

I’ve used film and pasted balsa for years. While I’ve got a set of Shapton stones, I much prefer the films.