Horse leather razor stroping!

Originally posted by spiraltwista
I thought ferric oxide was rust, which is softer than Iron?
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Let's see:
Google gets me to :
http://www.ameritech.net/users/knives/mohs.htm
Mohs Hardness Scale (Revised)---
Diamond ==> 15
green silicon carbide ==> 13
garnet ==> 10
aluminum Oxide (corundum) ==> 9
green chromium oxide ==> 8.5
*red rouge (ferric oxide) ==> 6.5
*steel file => 6
knife steel ==> 5.5
copper penny ==> 3.5

http://www.mfa.org/_cameo/frontend/material_description.asp?name=ferric+oxide&language=1
"An insoluble dark red powder that occurs naturally as hematite. Red iron oxide has been used since antiquity as a permanent red pigment in paints and glazes (see red ocher). In the late 1700's, ferric oxide was manufactured as a red pigment. This synthetic, intense red pigment with a uniform particle size is now called Mars red. Ferric oxide is also found in the form of rust. Rust is a corrosion product that readily occurs on iron and some steels in the presence of oxygen and moisture. Fine powdered ferric oxide, called jeweler's rouge, is also used as an abrasive for glass, precious metals and diamonds. Ferric oxide is also the most common material used in magnetic coatings on audio and video tapes. "

http://www.reade.com/Products/Oxides/ferric-oxide-crystalline.html
 
Originally posted by spiraltwista
No Idea Seabee but it looks good! Definatly German & probably worth more than $12 to the right person!

Have you tried it out?

Spiral
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Yes, I have. It works great! Especially on my smaller blades.
 
Cheers Dean!
I guess sometimes I like others opinions rather than doing net resaerch!
Especialy as I thought I was right about ferric oxide bieng softer than steel! {woops}{Actualy I do tons of net research!}

I guess that means we could do some carefully controled rusting to case harden are kukris! What an amazing idea! Limeted rust hardening then stabilised! Wow!

I have got to try that theory!


I do find the following hard to belive though,

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Fine powdered ferric oxide, called jeweler's rouge, is also used as an abrasive for glass, precious metals, diamonds ..............
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It polishes Diamonds? that are x 2.5 times as hard? That gets me confused again!

Cheers,
Spiral
 
Originally posted by spiraltwista
It polishes Diamonds? that are x 2.5 times as hard? That gets me confused again!
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I think the writer/editor got confused.
A bit more than a typo.

Whether web or print..........Reader Beware.
Not everything is true.
 
Thank you for the kind words. As an INF. O6 and a Marshal, I get few. No matter what you do, somebody is going to be offended.
My Dovo came from Germany. I had file work done on the back and gold plating. I like to personalize my tools.
As to the education; this was when Earl Stewart ran Knife Forums.
The arcives may still exist.
He screwed me a little on an MT, but not a big deal.
I have several strops.
You can buy strops and compound from Howard Corn at Knife Center of the Internet. LE gets a disount, but the prices are reasonable.
LEOS can wear beards here and nobody shaves during hunting season. It is a tradition.
Now, when you want to shave, the disposable raxors will just clog up.
This is where you need a straight razor.
I have never cut myself with a razor. I have cut myself with a "safety razor".
I have a stone called Belgian red. Do not put much pressure on honing. I chipped a mustach razor that way. Now it is shorter.
I am lean and mean so I do not have a problem with shaving. I still do the drill of pulling the skin so as to get a close shave.
This is more important for those of us who have slack in our face.
Stay Safe
 
Yes it has been awhile. My opinions have not always coincided with the moderaters.
None the less, I speak the truth as I know it. The truth can be a scary thing.
Thank you for remembering me.
 
I have the red stuff on a different strop. Your jean leg makes a strop. It is probaly dirty anyway if you have been out in the woods.
Chaps work great! I have no idea of what mine are impregnateted with after 40 yrs.
 
Cheers Warlock!
Thanks for your concepts!

Unfortuanatly I cant find those archives for knife forums :(

But such is life,

Cheers,
Spiral ;)
 
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