I just got a leather strop for the first time in my sharpening journey and what a difference!

I sharpened all the straight edge knives at my in-laws before Thanksgiving Day and finished them with the strop and compound. Unreal!

I’ll post links to what I used if it’s allowed.

  • Casey @mander.xyzOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I use an older version of this sharpener to restore a sharp edge and then hit the blade with a strop.

    I got this strop that came with the compound. I used a tiny bit of olive oil on the leather and spread it evenly with my fingers.

    I mostly use the rough leather side with compound to really finish the sharpening and then polish with the smooth side with no compound for the final polish.

    Also, I can do serrated knives with the sharpener, but I read that you should never strop a serrated blade.