Best and Highest Quality Stropping Compound?

[MadJukes]

Is there any consensus for the highest quality stropping compounds? The "good stuff" so to speak, not harbor freight, etc

 

[BluegrassBrian]

I really like Hand American diamond sprays..1 micron works well.

 

[mycough]

Anything from Ken Schwartz is gonna be top notch.
Russ

 

[Jason B.]

I only have a bias to HA because I used their products for a long time. Ken Schwartz is a man obsessed though, his quality stsndards are far beyond most other products.

 

[Vicv]

I personally like Lee Valley green. Good stuff

 

[Sadden]

Ken Schwartz is top of the line
The HA stuff I supposed to be good, but supply is hit and miss..


Heres some interesting reading on the subject, be carefull what you buy...
http://www.precisesharpening.blogspot.ca/2010/12/part-1-comparison-of-three-quarter.html

 

[MadJukes]

Ken Schwartz is top of the line
The HA stuff I supposed to be good, but supply is hit and miss..


Heres some interesting reading on the subject, be carefull what you buy...
http://www.precisesharpening.blogspot.ca/2010/12/part-1-comparison-of-three-quarter.html

Wow, good read.

Looks like it's just Ken Schwartz and Hand American for my choices! Thanks mates!

 

[Jason B.]

DMT's 1, 3, and 6 Micron diamond paste is fairly good too. Its oil based and gets kinda sticky after a little use but works well. I don't think I would pick it over some of the other choices but it is a lot cheaper which is appealing to some.

 

[MadJukes]

DMT's 1, 3, and 6 Micron diamond paste is fairly good too. Its oil based and gets kinda sticky after a little use but works well. I don't think I would pick it over some of the other choices but it is a lot cheaper which is appealing to some.

compared to stones, stropping compounds aren't much at all. I was thinking of just getting the 1 micron HA diamond spray, unless a combination or additional finer micron ones work better.