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Robert Dark

Robert Dark

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When I finish a knife and do the last little bit of sharpening, I always try to "Strop" it to a shaving edge with two pieces of scrap leather and two kinds of homegrown "Stroppin" Sauce. Problem is I never seem to be able to find my little scraps of leather.

I thought about buying a double edged stropp, but everywhere I have looked, they want about three prices plus shipping.

I finally got around to making my own (nasty lookin' prototype in the photo).

Simple, just red oak, 7/8 oz veg. tanned leather, and rubbed in my stroppin sauce.

Like always, now all the "good-ole'-boys" want one, so I had a guy cut me out a few on a CNC mill, stained and urethaned the wood, put on the leather, and Wa-La !

Works great and now I hang it where I can find it.

Robert

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Robert,

I think that you should send one of those excellent strops (with a jar of strop-sauce) to me as a gift, so I can test it out.:D

(Just in case):

Dann Fassnacht
c/o General Delivery
Aberdeen, WA 98520

(And yes...This IS the address that I use for all packages...No BS.).
 
glockman99 said:
(And yes...This IS the address that I use for all packages...No BS.).
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I can testify to the fact that the address works but I think that he has the post ofice screen or explosives first ;) :D
 
Nice work.

I've made my own too. Personally, I prefer free-hanging strops rather than ones mounted to boards. By the way, there's a place called Crazy Crow that's great for picking up leather strips and scraps dirt cheap. Do a search for 'em.

I like to use the Craftsman compound found in the Sears tool section by the polishing wheels. White on the rough side. Red on the smooth.
 
There are very good strop deals on eBay, like yours and the barber shop type too...new and used. Beautiful knife!
 
JHouston said:
Nice work! So what's in the sauce?
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I had tried various compound materials, and nothing seemed to do the trick. I was fortunate enough to get to spend a few hours at Sandy Morrissey's house last weekend, and he gave me the recipe for the sauce.

Sandy uses "rouge" (red compound), but I didn't have any red, so on one side I use "green" (a fairly medium cut), and on the other side, I use "white" (a finishing compound).

Just take some 3-in-1 oil and rub it in with your fingers, then take the compound and rub like h*ll into the leather. Put a little more oil on, and rub the whole concoction in with your fingers. I was amazed.......

This thing won't sharpen a knife for you, but if you have a sharp blade, this will put a hair-jumping edge on it.

glockman99 said:
I think that you should send one of those excellent strops (with a jar of strop-sauce) to me as a gift, so I can test it out.
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Hey Dann of "General Delivery". Who knows.....If I can get enough of these things finished to fill my current orders, I may just send you one. :D

Robert
 
Roosko said:
I had tried various compound materials, and nothing seemed to do the trick. I was fortunate enough to get to spend a few hours at Sandy Morrissey's house last weekend, and he gave me the recipe for the sauce....

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This thing won't sharpen a knife for you, but if you have a sharp blade, this will put a hair-jumping edge on it....
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Thanks, that's the kind of info I was looking for. I've always used steels and "whet stones" (my Uncle and Great-Grandfather cut Arkansas stones for decades, most of what I know, I know from my Uncle) but I have never tried using compounds with a strope.
 
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