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Hey guys,
Got one more question about the wicked edge
So I'm getting all standard stones plus the 800/1k stones, then I'll be getting micromesh sheets (AO) in grits from 800AO, 1500AO, 2400AO, 4000AO, 12000AO and finally I'm getting two sets of strops, one to be used with the 5 micron diamond paste and 3.5 micron paste and the other to be used with my 1 micron boron carbide and .5 micron chromium oxide.
Question is which strops should I get? I was looking at the balsa because they don't have as much give as the leather and so it's more difficult to round and edge, and I was reading about the scratching that is present from leather when in the sub micron level.
Got one more question about the wicked edge
So I'm getting all standard stones plus the 800/1k stones, then I'll be getting micromesh sheets (AO) in grits from 800AO, 1500AO, 2400AO, 4000AO, 12000AO and finally I'm getting two sets of strops, one to be used with the 5 micron diamond paste and 3.5 micron paste and the other to be used with my 1 micron boron carbide and .5 micron chromium oxide.
Question is which strops should I get? I was looking at the balsa because they don't have as much give as the leather and so it's more difficult to round and edge, and I was reading about the scratching that is present from leather when in the sub micron level.
