Is green compound supposed to give a mirror polish? I've done a test putting my knives on a different leather strops(smooth side with green compound from different sources) after sharpening them on a 10,000 superstone. Seems to leave scratches on the knife and leaving it less of a mirror polish than the superstone.
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Green compound not polishing?
- Thread starter jcmv4792
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Well green compound is at about 5 microns
A 10k superstone (depending what type of stone) it could be finer 2.5-3.5 microns
Could also be that too much pressure is being used on the strop. Try more passes with less pressure
A 10k superstone (depending what type of stone) it could be finer 2.5-3.5 microns
Could also be that too much pressure is being used on the strop. Try more passes with less pressure
Jason B.
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Let me clear some things up.
Green compound (chromium oxide) is on average .5 microns.
A 10k waterstone is typically in the 1-2 micron range.
If you do not have a quality compound it will have impurities that will cause random scratching.
Green compound (chromium oxide) is on average .5 microns.
A 10k waterstone is typically in the 1-2 micron range.
If you do not have a quality compound it will have impurities that will cause random scratching.