Sharpening the North Star...

[beachlover]

Looked at the thread and wonder why the worries.
Old guy who cuts my hair has a strop and a cut throat. No fine angle measuring, no board, he just has the strop tied to the back of the chair and does it free hand (no jokes please!) and his razor is, well, razor sharp.

 

[Adi007]

You use the side where you can read the name "Starkie ..." ... although I think you could use the other side.

 

[tomtom]

Cheers ADI!

 

[JakeR]

I know i know

I think i had it right though, with the starkie side. But both seem to work with that starkie magic.

 

[tomtom]

ok i have just been giving my mora a sharpen on the starkie sharp...

how does one know when it si razor sharp??

is "razor sharp" a certain degree of shrapness(?) or is it just very sharp,
is there a point which must be passed before it can be considered "Razor Sharp"

little help please

 

[JakeR]

If you can shave your arm, it's razor sharp.

 

[Squidders]

If your edge gets wet and you get hydrogen you know you should stop

 

[JakeR]

I know i should get that joke, and i probably will in a second, but i wasn't ever that good at chemistry. Could you explain?

 

[Andy]

water is 2 molicules of hydrogen and one of oxygen (H2O)

I describe a knife as shaving sharpe if it takes a few hairs off. If it takes off the lot then it's like a razor

 

[JakeR]

I always make sure i can shave the stubble that is now on my left arm, then o know it is sharp enough!