Thread: Balsa wood/CrOx...

Hi guys, would taping the spine be necessary if using CrOx on balsa wood? From what I've read, it doesn't seem so...input and suggestions? Thanks.

I don't keep the tape on for the CroOx, newspaper, or regular stropping

I have done it both ways and I don't think it matters.

If you are honing with one layer of tape on your hones, i would keep it on with my balsa hone. If you are using strop coated with cro.ox i would take it of. Thats how i would do it. You can hone with out tape , then add a layer of tape to your razor, then finish on balsa, results are good, rayman recomends this process. Try it and see. with out tape is normally the way.

Originally Posted by gary haywood

If you are honing with one layer of tape on your hones, i would keep it on with my balsa hone. If you are using strop coated with cro.ox i would take it of. Thats how i would do it. You can hone with out tape , then add a layer of tape to your razor, then finish on balsa, results are good, rayman recomends this process. Try it and see. with out tape is normally the way.

I do the same. Hone with tape and use it on the balsa strop. Remove tape for hanging strop. I've never tried adding another layer before the balsa strop though. Sounds like a good idea.