Need to add registered mail as well, $2. Aliexpress is almost 99% registered, coz escrow sort of requires that (else you raise a case and they are screwed). It’s all factored into the overall costs of coz, but as you can see sometimes you do get gems.
BTW, does this work? 10000 grit. I am not anal or want to get a polished surface….just finish with 10k and that’s it. The Taidea 8000 grit is too expensive! (maybe it’d be faster, but i am not finishing a lot of knives)
The Leen looks really good but it’s a little short for my hand. I wonder if it’s really 440C?
Is the best price people have found at Aliexpress for $13.50. It appears that as a new company, the two versions of this knife are all that they have so far.
And there is only 3 different Inron knives in aliexpress shops.
For Leen there is 2 different knives (quite similar): 1201 and 1203. One model with G10 or steel handle: respectively 1203-1 and 1203-2 .
I strongly believe that the greatest item to sharp a razor is a leather strop with diamond paste. If you want to save money and buy a very fine grit sharpener, you can use rectified glass.
I wasn’t sure about that, when I ordered from those two stores I noticed similarities in family (second) name of the sellers and also in their email address.
But the fact that it is an other aliexpress shop still be true.
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Yes it is nice and very effective, the “power to sharpen” of diamond is above all other “commonly” used products. Diamond is your best friend. :bigsmile:
I use leather strop and leather strop with diamond paste for my straight razors.
This is great but preferably to refresh and / or maintain the sharpness of the edge. To rebuilt a bevel edge, I prefer a (water) stone. It is also easier to keep a constant angle.
For a flat bevel, a stone is better (but it depends a bit on your skill to keep a constant angle). Or use a leather strop (+ diamond paste) glued on a piece of flat wood. As the leather (if thick) surface is less rigid than stone, the bevel (= profil) of the edge should be slightly convex. For a flatter bevel, thinner leather is better.
Now we need a “sharpening tools and techniques” thread.
Bro thanks…. i am new in this knife thingy. But i think 12k should be fine for me and i’ll check that out later. That’s 1 micron, versus the 0.25 for the finest diamond paste.
Not after the best mirror-finished edge like what we can see on other forums, that’s really too much work and besides it’d dull down.