[quote quote=“mark76” post=17336]Hi Bushwacked, as you noticed, there are many ways to achieve what you want. It is personal, so don’t take my answers as the definitive ones.
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- since it was mentioned to go until you full remove the scratches from the previous grits … its there a guideline to how many passes on average that can take? I am assuming the lower the grit the longer it will take?[/quote]
No there is not. It is a matter of feel. But when I was in the same position as you, a few years ago, I also had this question. (And nobody wanted to answer it, since it is so personal 
). But if I can give you a guideline: try 50 passes per side. That should give you a starting point.
The nano clothes are great. But they come really into play when you want to finish your edges to the max. So, with very fine stropping stuff, less than 0.5 micron, I’d say. They don’t have any abrasive quality by themselves, which is an advantage when you’re really down to the very fine stropping compounds.
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3) chosera stones are expensive. Do you still have to soak them in water before use? Should I be looking into that path before I spend more money on non chosera stones? [/quote]
Yup, the Chosera stones are expensive and they require soaking. But if you want absolutely mirror edges, they’re the way to go.
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4) is the roo strop more prefered over basic leather? Do you need to add any compounds to it? Ive rad the roo is a little harder than leather because it is thinner making the rounding an edge over issue not as much of an issue anymore. Correct?[/quote]
The roo strops are great in the sense that they (almost) have no abrasive qualities of themselves. So they’re really suited for very fine stropping compouds. I you using 3.5/5 paste, I’d go for normal leather strops. But for 1 micron or even smaller stropping stuff, I’d recommend the roo strops.
Hope this gives you a bit more insight, but don’t hesitate to ask more questions![/quote]
Ok 50 passes each side sounds like a nice starting point … I would think by now someone would of put out some numbers on average of how many it takes to get rid of “XXXX” grit marks or severely cut down on them.
Ok guess I will hold off on nano cloths for now.
So the 10k chosera will put a mirror finish on it or 10k chosera to a roo strop to finish it? Just curious after 10k how they can be that good. Im mean I’ve heard stories but just never experienced one before.
It does sound like I should get leather and roo strops and hit the knives with both and have the different compounds on each.
