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Semi-liquid chromium oxide compound?
- Thread starter KennyB
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I've got some bottles of that same sort of stuff (but from HandAmerican) and have been using it for years. A little goes a long way. If you saw Zyhano's thread about making a strop, you can see how he applies his diamond paste. Apply the CrO2 in the same fashion, but only use a drop or two at each spot, then rub it out with your finger to cover the base. That should be enough to keep you stropping five different knives for half a year or more. Or one knife for 10 years. As I said before, a little goes a long way.
Stitchawl
Stitchawl
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Hmm. As usual, my switch is set to "Overkill"...
Da more da merrier. I've always said that.
If you sand your leather with one of those little electric sanders with about 150-180 grit sandpaper, your hone will hold one hell of a lot of CrO.
I'm just sayin... The stuff is cheap, might as well use all you can.
Da more da merrier. I've always said that.
If you sand your leather with one of those little electric sanders with about 150-180 grit sandpaper, your hone will hold one hell of a lot of CrO.
I'm just sayin... The stuff is cheap, might as well use all you can.
Certainly won't hurt anything by using more, that's for sure. But like a boat on the sea, the knife 'sails' on the surface. If the boat is in 10 feet of water it floats just as well as if it's in 500 feet.
I made the mistake of buying two 8oz. bottles of the stuff when I ordered them about 15 years ago thinking I'd run out. As of today, I still have only used about half of the first bottle, and I put the stuff on heavy in the beginning too! These days just a drop or two every 6 months or so to replenish the surface.
Stitchawl
Okay, well, finally got it in the mail today. I guess I forgot earlier about the whole snail mail system...
Anyway, I completely saturated the surface of the MDF in it. I didn't have any sandpaper on hand so I just used the plain surface. I might sand it down the next time I do this.
However, it's worked tremendously despite all of that. I'm not sure how many passes I've done entirely, but after about 40 passes arm hair shaved so easily it was like having a straight razor. About a hundred or so later now, I just whittled my first free-standing hair.
Definitely glad I bought this stuff with the MDF and went the DIY route.
One problem: Now that I'm whittling hair I'm not sure what other sharpening feat to tackle. lol
Anyway, I completely saturated the surface of the MDF in it. I didn't have any sandpaper on hand so I just used the plain surface. I might sand it down the next time I do this.
However, it's worked tremendously despite all of that. I'm not sure how many passes I've done entirely, but after about 40 passes arm hair shaved so easily it was like having a straight razor. About a hundred or so later now, I just whittled my first free-standing hair.
Definitely glad I bought this stuff with the MDF and went the DIY route.
One problem: Now that I'm whittling hair I'm not sure what other sharpening feat to tackle. lol
