This lapping paste should be used on your leather, canvas, linen or balsa strop when you want to go one step sharper than your grindstone can achieve. If the result then becomes too sharp and aggressive, use the green chromium oxide paste to take the worst "bite" of the knife and achieve a softer feel against the skin.
The purpose of the paste is to fill the microscopic pores of the leather / canvas / balsa wood, without it being necessary to add as a layer over the entire surface.
Mix well before use, the formula tends to separate when it is stationary. With your fingers, lubricating a generous layer over the abrasive surface and fill any voids. Wipe off excess paste from the surface with a paper towel. Take a new paper towel and wipe again. Repeat until you can barely imagine any grinding paste on the paper napkin. Your strop is now ready for use.
Strop as usual, but with fewer strokes than if you just use plain leather conditioner. Try the knife-edge after each 10 stroke. You may have to experiment a bit before you find a level that suits you and your needs of sharpening.
NOTE: Do not mix different grades of pasta in the same strop. A coarser paste will not disappear until the next time when you might want to use the strop for a finer stropping job.
If you want to rank the use of grindstones / lapping pastes it looks like this:
Starting point = Very dull razor/renovation object
Grindstone with very low grit
Grindstone with grit 10 000- more
Lapping Paste White
If the razor is sharp and pleasant, finish now with stropping the knife against a strop who had not received any other treatment than leather conditioner/fat. Ready!
If the razor instead is so sharp and aggressive that you experience razor burn and a itching sensation on the skin? Continue below.
Lapping Paste Green (Chromium Oxide)
Finish with stropping the knife against a strop who had not received any other treatment than leather conditioner/fat. Ready!
I can't say for certain that it makes a difference. However, it feels like the razor has become a notch sharper after stropping it on canvas with this sharpening paste.
Kan inte med säkerhet säga att det gör skillnad. Dock känns det som att rakkniven blivit ett snäpp vassare efter att ha striglat den på canvas med denna slippasta.
Very messy, but it works well. Now the knife is as sharp as I want it to be.
Väldigt kladdigt men funkar bra nu är kniven så vass som jag vill ha den
Along with the Dovo cowhide strop, I managed to sharpen my razor...
Den tillsammans med dovo cowhide strop, så fick jag upp skärpan på min rakkniv...
A bit difficult to dose and get just the right stroke. I usually use a diamond after my vintage Thüringen. I think it gives a more pleasant edge than a diamond.
Lite svår att dosera och få till det rätta draget. Brukar köra diamant efter min vintageThüringen. Tycker att det ger en behagligare egg än diamant.
Works well
Fungerar bra
Gives a nice result on sharpness
Ger fint resultat på skärpan
Great
Toppen
Works well as a finish after stone grinding!
Fungerar bra som avslut efter stenslipning!
Great
Toppen
Well worth the investment! After shaving with the knife for a while, it started to feel a bit dull. I hesitated to spend money for a long time, and my knife sat unused. Now that I've bought and tested the sharpening paste, I kick myself for not buying it right away. Works great!
Väl värt en investering! Efter att jag rakat mig ett tag med kniven började den kännas lite slö. Jag drog mig för att lägga ut pengar under en lång tid och min kniv låg oanvänd. Nu när jag köpt och testat slippastan bannar jag mig själv för att jag inte köpte den med en gång. Funkar super!