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Strabs

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220 grit SiC on a leather hone with alternating strokes of three (convex side) to one (flat side). Follow up with very few at 10,000 grit CrO and a few passes on a smooth steel
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I just wanted to get this off my chest, as this little bastid has been the hardest thing for me to get to pop hair like the original edge without putting on a V grind.
Nah nah nah
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It holds up just like the original edge too!

Yours in nuclear poppin pelo,
Kevin
 
Hey Strabs...share where you got the smooth steel here on the Forums...I have looked all over and can't find one.

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A good smooth steel is a round file, turned down. I have one at home, that I made from a chainsaw file, first freehand on a pedestal grinder, then flexible abrasive material while chucked in a drill press at high speed.

For a nicer one: Some years back (well, actually it was 1972) we had some straight 3/8" round files -- just like a chainsaw file, but larger diameter -- left over from gulleting circular brushcutter blades during a trail clearing job. Dad took one to work, where the Station Machinist made it into a really nice smooth steel, then another friend turned a Yew wood handle.

We never got around to doing a mini-production run, for Christmas gifts, but I still have a couple of those files in my basement. I think a toolpost grinder on a lathe would be ideal for the job. One of these days, when my Station Machinist and I both have some free time...
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Shawn nailed it. Razors Edge up in Ely, Minn. has two models. They offer a size similar to what you would find in a kitchen and a smaller one that folds to fit into a pocket size. Their other products are great for regular V or chisel ground cutlery.
I am convinced that the smooth steel DOES assist an improved finish
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For Busses, I picked up a PC-10 hone from Hand American. The thick leather seems to work really well on the convex edge because it "gives" enough to follow/develop a contour.


 
Strabs,
I just placed an order with Keith DeGru at HandAmerican for the PC10. He was very knowledgeable and friendly and I highly recommend his services to anyone who's looking to make the jump to stropping. He further confirmed what moeman has said in that they too will have smooth steels RCing at between 62 and 65 available possibly as early as next week.

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