On Wed, 1 Aug 2012 09:46:46 -0700, "CW" wrote:



"Bill" wrote in message ...

Bill wrote:
dadiOH wrote:
Bill wrote:

Using the green Chrome Oxide honing compound, black muck is created
when honing. I'm not sure whether genuine swarf is created or not. It
probably is, but I'm not familiar enough with the term.


FWIW, I've been using straight razors for 60 years. I've occasionally
used
a compound - not chrome oxide - but with or without I've never had any
muck
of any color. I wouldn't expect any...honing is more to
straighten/lay the
edge than for removing material.

You can see the black stuff I'm talking about at the beginning of this
video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCpvD_dCAE

Yeah, and that has at least a -decade- of metal, finger oils, dust,
rust, shop oils, etc. on it by the time that video was shot.

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