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Assuming your leather surface extends a bit past the block use the edge of the strop. This works well on recurves as well. Alternatively you could look for a rod type strop but they aren't very common.
 
I own a couple Emerson customs but none are zero ground so I have no first hand experience. However, I have heard that a lot of guys use paper wheels to maintain the zero edges and it still maintains the factory grind lines.
 
I can't imagine a hawkbill type blade would benefit from a standard strop. Much less removing enough material to convert it into a zero grind edge. Seems kind of "round peg square hole" to me.
Murindo said:
Assuming your leather surface extends a bit past the block use the edge of the strop. This works well on recurves as well. Alternatively you could look for a rod type strop but they aren't very common.
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Very easy to make, just requires a little time and creativity. Wrap a one foot section of 2inch PVC pipe with leather, add compound, and done.
 
I can't be the only one to think that you can't just talk about a 9 without putting some pics up now can I?
 
Here's my CQC9, no secondary bevel even though the light reflecting off the blade might make it seem like there is one.

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What a beauty....

I used to stop my zero ground Emerson with a bare leather strop or a piece of cardboard. I stropped the backside 5-10 times (the side with no logo) and then once or twice on the front. However, mine was a CQC-8, so no recurve. Perhaps if you rounded a piece of cardboard it would work.
 
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