Thread: Leather Strop

Very nice. Clamped to the bench?
Do you plan to use a honing compound such as Aluminum Oxide or Chromium Oxide ot the usual mix of those two?

Hi RV. Yes, I normally use chromium oxide on my strops (not sure what my son uses). His is relatively lightweight as he often carries it with him and he's only stropping short bladed knives. Mine has no handle and I usually clamp it in the vice.
BTW, he got his enthusiasm for whittling from one of your countrymen, Doug Outside, who has quite a few vids on Youtube.
Cheers,
Pete

I gave up on leather some years ago. Any pressure and the leather compressed then rebounded to round off the bevel.
Gentle strokes for short knives on that leather ought to be ideal.

Now all I use are cut up file folders, office cards and the inner surfaces of food box card stock.
Piece of polished granite counter top as a flat base. No glue, just dabs of masking tape.
I need abrasives that I can wrap on mandrels for crooked knives.
I've learned that tennis balls are good for adze gutter blades.

I've heard of Doug Outside but never looked at his work.
I stick mostly to the local Pacific Northwest wood and design elements for carvings.