razor sharp for CHEAP

[loudbay]

I'm just a whippersnapper, but have wanted to get into shaving with a straight razor, just because its 'old world', sometimes i feel like I'm a man out of my time... I really enjoy leatherworking, and its a dying art for sure.

DVC357, I'll work a strop for you today. Knives and tool steel or straight razor? If you're using a belt sander, that's essentially convexing your edges, so this should be right up your alley. I don't think a lesson will be necessary, but I'd be happy to meet up for a drink.

For everyone else: Be aware, once you convex and start using a strop on your blade, you'll essentially ruin your hard work by going back to a stone system of sharpening. You can't get lazy. That's why the kitchen stuff gets the stone still, for simplicity sake, and my knives I enjoy using, get convexed and maintained as a labor of love.

Edit: I'd like to know the size of your blades as well, to be sure I make it wide and long enough.

Cheers,
Matt

[rustycrusty]

I'm just a whippersnapper, but have wanted to get into shaving with a straight razor, just because its 'old world', sometimes i feel like I'm a man out of my time... I really enjoy leatherworking, and its a dying art for sure.

DVC357, I'll work a strop for you today.

Cheers,
Matt

If you are giving them away... I would LOVE a 3" pasted paddle strop...
Hell I would even settle for a hanging strop! Using a 1.25" belt just isn't classy...

What compound Size u use? I have been looking at making one with 1micron and then .25microm paste for my straights.