had the day off made a strop

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knifeatagunfight

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Figured I'd treat my new paramilitary 2 right.
I Used a scrap of Elder I had lying around. Probably went a little overboard with the details but it was fun. I put leather on both sides. Spent a pretty decent amount of time sanding the handle. Stained it. Works great for spanking the GF too. If anyone wants one I might be interested in making one for the right price but I don't want to know which way you will use it.

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Very pretty! That sort of wood finish does take some time!
Out of curiosity, how much time did you spend preparing the leather before you glued it on?


Stitchawl
 
I just cut out a section big, applied glued to one side of the leather and to the wood face and then let it dry for a bit to get tacky. Then trimmed it off afterwards
 
knifeatagunfight said:
I just cut out a section big, applied glued to one side of the leather and to the wood face and then let it dry for a bit to get tacky. Then trimmed it off afterwards
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Thanks for the update. As I said before, it's very pretty. It takes a lot of work to get the wood properly shaped, smooth, and finished.


Stitchawl
 
That is a mighty fine looking strop, Sir. Congratz on making that one.

Nothing to compare with that pinewood-clued-piece-of-leather that I made several years ago...
 
knifeatagunfight said:
any compound recommendations for my strop?
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What steels will you be stropping on it? Depending on that, some compounds will be better (or worse) than others, and some may be ineffective. Low-wear steels like 1095, CV, 420HC can respond pretty well to some green compound. Middle-of-the-road steels, in terms of wear-resistance (440A/C, 154CM, VG-10, D2, etc), respond very well to aluminum oxide compounds ('white rouge', Flitz/Simichrome/Mother's Mag polishes), and those can also do a nice job with the low-wear steels; AlOx compounds are likely the most versatile for those reasons. High-wear steels with lots of vanadium carbides (S30V, etc.) will do better with diamond or CBN (Cubic Boron Nitride) compounds.


David
 
knifeatagunfight said:
s30v cool so I'll get diamond or CBN. any brand recommendation?
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I've used DMT Dia-Paste in 6/3/1µ sizes; they're all good, and on S30V, the 3µ is very impressive (I used it on basswood). Other well-reputed brands are Hand American (diamond, green compounds, maybe CBN), and you might also look up compounds from Ken Schwartz (for diamond, CBN, maybe others). I haven't used these others, but they have a very good rep on the forum.


David
 
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Obsessed with Edges said:
and you might also look up compounds from Ken Schwartz (for diamond, CBN, maybe others). I haven't used these others, but they have a very good rep on the forum.
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I use the CBN 16 micron on a very thin and hard leather strop to maintain/touch up my full height convex O1 bushcraft style blade and it works great. I also more and more use it for my 1095 scandi. With a light touch, it is not overkill and can actually repair somewhat. It is always a balance between aggressiveness of the compound, its hardness and the give of the backing.
 
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